Having been referred to your web site we were going to go ahead with a conveyancing solicitor in Purfleet endorsed by you but stumbled across alternative fee calculations via the web seem less pricey – why is this?
There are lots of conveyancing organisations advertising what appear to be cut price. We would urge you to give due consideration as to how much you respect your own move to you are willing to take 'cheap' risks in relation to the standard of the legal work. Many of them highlight a budget fee to catch your eye but conceal extra fees in the fine print..
I am assisting my mother sell her property in Purfleet. Does the conveyancing solicitor commission an EPC or should I organise this?
Following the demise of Home Packs, energy assessments was left as a required element of selling a property. An EPC should be commissioned before the property is advertised. It is not as aspect of the sale process that lawyers ordinarily arrange. If you are instructing a Purfleet conveyancing solicitor they might be willing to arrange energy assessments given their contacts with reputable Purfleet energy assessors
Forgive me if this question is silly but I am new to the home buying as a first time purchaser of a ground floor flat in Purfleet. Do I collect the keys to the premises on the completion date from my lawyer? If this is the case, I will appoint a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Purfleet?
On the day of completion you do not need to attend the conveyancers office in Purfleet. Your solicitors will arrange to send the completion advance to the owner’s conveyancers, and once they have received this, you should be able to receive the keys from the property Agents and start moving into the property. Usually this occurs between 1 and 3pm.
I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with TSB. I assume I don't need a Purfleet conveyancing practitioner on the TSB panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your TSB mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the TSB mortgage from the register. TSB, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
- but are not moving to another property
- where TSB has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- TSB has instructed the Land Registry to do so
Will my solicitor be raising questions concerning flooding during the conveyancing in Purfleet.
The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for conveyancers dealing with homes in Purfleet. Plenty of people will purchase a property in Purfleet, completely aware that at some time, it may be flooded. However, aside from the physical destruction, where a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, suitable building insurance, or sell the premises. Steps can be carried out during the course of a house purchase to forewarn the purchaser.
Conveyancers are not best placed to impart advice on flood risk, however there are a various checks that can be initiated by the buyer or on a buyer’s behalf which will give them a better appreciation of the risks in Purfleet. The conventional set of completed inquiry forms supplied to a purchaser’s solicitor (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) contains a usual inquiry of the seller to determine if the premises has suffered from flooding. If flooding has previously occurred which is not disclosed by the seller, then a buyer may commence a claim for damages stemming from an inaccurate response. A purchaser’s conveyancers will also order an environmental search. This should reveal whether there is any known flood risk. If so, more detailed investigations will need to be initiated.
Over the last few months I have been searching for a flat up to £195,000 and identified one close by in Purfleet I like with amenity areas and transport links in the vicinity, however it's only got 51 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Purfleet suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a short lease?
Should you need a mortgage the shortness of the lease will likely be an issue. Discount the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you may request that they start the process of the extension and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer regarding this matter.
As co-executor for the estate of my grandfather I am selling a house in Monmouth but live in Purfleet. My lawyer (who is 235 kilometers from mehas requested that I execute a statutory declaration ahead of the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Purfleet to attest this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you should not be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are based in Purfleet
I’m about to sell my basement apartment in Purfleet. Conveyancing has not commenced, however I have just received a half-yearly maintenance charge demand – what should I do?
It best that you clear the maintenance contribution as normal because all rents and service payments will be apportioned on completion, so you will be reimbursed by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.
I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord for a lease extension without success. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal decide on such issues? Can you recommend a Purfleet conveyancing firm to help?
You certainly can. We can put you in touch with a Purfleet conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Purfleet residence is Various @ Colombus Square in January 2012. the Tribunal calculated the premiums to be paid for new leases for each of the flats in Mariners Walk to be £3822 and the premium to be paid for the new lease of 2 Knights Court to be £4439. This case related to 13 flats. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 76 years.