Do the conveyancing solicitors identified via your search tool execute auction conveyancing in Pitsea?
We know of a number of auction lawyers we can put you in touch with those specialising in auction conveyancing. Pitsea is one of the many areas of where our lawyers are based.
I am the registered owner of a freehold premises in Pitsea but nevertheless charged rent, why is this and what is this?
It is rare for properties in Pitsea and has limited impact for conveyancing in Pitsea but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.
Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges date back many centuries, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the establishment of new rentcharges from 1977 onwards.
Previous rentcharges can now be extinguished by making a lump sum payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence after 2037 will be dispensed with completely.
I am the single recipient of my late grandmother’s estate and I have everything in my name alone, including the house in Pitsea. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in May. I now wish to sell up. I do know about the Mortgage Lenders 6 month 'rule', meaning my property ownership could be considered the same way as though I had purchased the house in May. Do I have to wait half a year 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 may be caught by that. How sensible a view banks take of it, depend on the mortgage company as this obligation chiefly exists to identify the purchase and immediately sell or the quick reselling of property.
We had selected conveyancing lawyers with offices in Pitsea on the Kent Reliance solicitor panel. They are now charging me a supplemental charge for dealing with the Kent Reliance mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by Kent Reliance?
Unfortunately, so long as it is in their Terms of Engagement or Quote then yes your conveyancing practitioner can levy a fee for this. The charge is not dictated by Kent Reliance but by your Pitsea solicitor. Numerous firms on the Kent Reliance panel will levy an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.
I had a mortgage agreed in principle with Clydesdale. Pitsea conveyancing solicitors have been selected. How long does it take for Clydesdale to issue the offer to the property lawyer?
Some lenders take longer than others. Have Clydesdale done the survey? Have you advised Clydesdale as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.
I used Wolstenholmes a few years past for my conveyancing in Pitsea. Now, I need my files however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 Pitsea 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.
I'm buying my first flat in Pitsea with a loan from Platform Home Loans Ltd. The builders would not reduce the amount so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The sale representative suggested that I not to tell my solicitor about this deal as it could adversely affect my loan with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
I only have Seventy years remaining on my lease in Pitsea. I now want to get lease extension but my landlord is missing. What are my options?
On the basis that you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be granted an extra 90 years by the Court. However, you will be required to demonstrate that you or your lawyers have used your best endeavours to track down the freeholder. In some cases a specialist would be useful to conduct investigations and to produce an expert document which can be used as evidence that the freeholder is indeed missing. It is advisable to get professional help from a property lawyer both on investigating the landlord’s absence and the vesting order request to the County Court overseeing Pitsea.
I am the registered owner of a basement flat in Pitsea, conveyancing formalities finalised 5 years ago. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Equivalent flats in Pitsea with a long lease are worth £165,000. The ground rent is £50 yearly. The lease expires on 21st October 2103
You have 77 years left to run we estimate the premium for your lease extension to span between £7,600 and £8,800 plus professional fees.
The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to provide a more accurate figure without more comprehensive due diligence. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward based on this information without first getting professional advice.