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My IFA says he needs my Oxford solicitor’s panel reference for the Nationwide conveyancing panel. What is the best way to obtain this. I have e-mailed my local Oxford branch but they cant find it on their system.

Have you tried speaking to your Oxford solicitor about this?. They should have a central record lender panel numbers.

I am assisting my niece sell her flat in Oxford. Does the solicitor commission the EPC or it is for me to see to?

After the demise of Home Packs, energy assessments was maintained a required part of selling a house. An EPC needs to be commissioned in advance of the property being marketed. It is not a task that lawyers normally organise. If you are using a Oxford conveyancing practitioner they might be willing to arrange energy assessments due to their relationships with reputable local energy assessors

My lawyer has informed me that absentee landlord insurance is needed on my purchase. What is the typical level of cover needed for conveyancing in Oxford?

The right level of absentee landlord indemnity insurance should be dictated by who your lender. It would differ for example between Birmingham Midshires and Skipton Building Society. Conveyancing practitioners as opposed to borrowers take out such policies.

I happen to be the only beneficiary of my late mum's estate with all property in now in my sole name, including the my former home in Oxford. The Oxford property was put into my name in July. I plan to dispose of the property. I do know about the CML six month 'rule', which means that my property ownership may be considered the same way as if I'd bought the property in July. Do I have to wait 6 months to sell?

The CML handbook mandates solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you could be affected by that. Some mortgage companies would take a practical view as this obligation is chiefly there to pick up on the purchase and immediately sell or the wholesaling and assigning of properties.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Oxford. Conveyancing is daunting 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 legal work.

Here are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Oxford

Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. 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.

I am looking for a flat up to £195,000 and identified one round the corner in Oxford I like with open areas and transport links in the vicinity, the downside is that it only has 51 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Oxford in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a short lease?

Should you require a mortgage the shortness of the lease will be problematic. Discount the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you can ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer about this matter.

I need to find a conveyancing solicitor for remortgage conveyancing in Oxford. I happened to discover a site which appears to be the ideal offering If it is possible to get all the legals done via email that would be ideal. Do I need to be concerned? What are the potential pitfalls?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

If all goes to plan we aim to complete the disposal of our £375,000 apartment in Oxford next Tuesday. The management company has quoted £360 for Landlord’s certificate, insurance certificate and previous years statements of service charge. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge an administration fee for a leasehold conveyance in Oxford?

For the majority of leasehold sales in Oxford conveyancing will involve, queries regarding the management of a building inevitably needing to be answered directly by the freeholder or its agent, this includes :

Answering conveyancing due diligence enquiries Where consent is required before sale in Oxford Supplying insurance information Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale

Your conveyancer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Oxford leasehold property is £350. For Oxford conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are obliged to provide answers.

Oxford Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - A selection of Questions you should consider before Purchasing

You should be aware that where the lease has fewer than eighty years it will affect the value of the flat. Check with your mortgage company that they are willing to go ahead with the loan given the lease term. A short lease means that you will most likely have to extend the lease sooner rather than later and you need to have some idea of how much this would cost. Remember, in most cases you will need to own the property for a couple of years before you are legally able to carry out a lease extension. Is there a share of the freehold?