I used Stirling Law several years ago for my conveyancing in Old Stratford. Now, I need the documents however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Old Stratford of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Old Stratford. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.
Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Old Stratford
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There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?
Hoping to buy a property located in Old Stratford and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Old Stratford. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Old Stratford area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Old Stratford. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found
I am looking for a conveyancing lawyer in Old Stratford for my purchase. Is there any facility to see a solicitor's complaints history with the profession’s regulator?
One may see published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations stemming from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find information Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors history, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For non-uk callers, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA sometimes monitor telephone calls for training purposes.
Having had my offer accepted I require leasehold conveyancing in Old Stratford. Before I get started I want to be sure as to the remaining lease term.
Assuming the lease is recorded at the land registry - and 99.9% are in Old Stratford - then the leasehold title will always include the basic details of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.
I invested in buying a 2 bed flat in Old Stratford, conveyancing having been completed half a dozen years ago. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Comparable flats in Old Stratford with an extended lease are worth £185,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £65 yearly. The lease finishes on 21st October 2085
With 60 years remaining on your lease we estimate the price of your lease extension to be between £20,000 and £23,000 as well as professional fees.
The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to provide the actual costs without more detailed due diligence. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be taken into account and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action based on this information before getting professional advice.
My partner and I have just had an offer accepted on a flat and had meeting on Tuesday with Leeds Building Society for the mortgage. They advised me that when it comes to selecting a property lawyer that unless they are on their approved panel of property lawyers then we will incur an additional charge of about two hundred pounds. This is because they would then have to instruct a solicitor to act on their behalf as well as the one we choose to act on our behalf and we are liable for their costs. I have asked Leeds Building Society to supply me with a list so I can seek estimates only from their approved lawyers but was told they dont have such a list to hand over. Is there a list online?
You should ask Leeds Building Society what their panel criteria is for a conveyancer.Thereafter ask the solicitor of your choice whether they fit that criteria and have they acted on mortgages for Leeds Building Society historically. If the answer to those is yes, then just clarify this with Leeds Building Society. Another option is to utilise our search tool and we should be able to find you a conveyancing practitioner in Old Stratford on the panel for Leeds Building Society.