I am the registered owner of a freehold property in Ponders End but still pay rent, why is this and what is this?
It’s unusual for properties in Ponders End and has limited impact for conveyancing in Ponders End 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 creation of fresh rentcharges post 1977.
Old rentcharges can now be extinguished by making a one off payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence in 2037 will be extinguished.
Are the BSA planning on creating a online directory to list practices on the Loughborough BS conveyancing panel for instance in Ponders End?
We are not aware of any plans on the part of the BSA to develop such a tool.
We are close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our home in Ponders End and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being built on contaminated land. Any high street Ponders End lawyer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the buyers used an internet conveyancing firm as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Ponders End. We have lived in Ponders End for many years we know of no issue. Should we contact our local Authority to get confirmation need.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing solicitor already. Are they able to advise? You must enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same illness)
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our property are lost. The lawyers who did the conveyancing in Ponders End 10 years ago have long since closed. What do I do?
You no longer need to have the physical official documentation to prove you are the owner of your registered land or property, as the Land Registry have everything they need in a digital format.
Is it simple use your search tool to get a costs illustration from a conveyancing lawyer in Ponders End on the panel for my mortgage?
First choose a mortgage company such as Accord Mortgages Ltd, Bank of Scotland or Nottingham Building Society then choose your location such as Ponders End. Conveyancing organisations in Ponders End and beyond will then be listed.
In my capacity as executor for the estate of my father I am disposing of a house in Newport but I am based in Ponders End. My conveyancer (approximately 235 miles from merequires that I execute a statutory declaration prior to the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in Ponders End who can attest this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you are unlikely to need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are based in Ponders End