Would the conveyancing solicitors that you recommend handle auction conveyancing in Queensbury?
There are a few niche lawyers we can connect you with those specialising in auction conveyancing. Queensbury is one of our areas of in which our lawyers have offices.
Why do I have to pay up front when it comes to conveyancing in Queensbury?
Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Queensbury your solicitor will request that you to provide them with funds to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. Ordinarily this is asked for to cover the fees of the Local Authority Search. When the down payment is payable against the total price then this will be needed shortly before exchange of contracts. Any further balance that is needed should be transferred shortly before completion.
Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Queensbury in advance of retaining solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. Our surveyor advised that some mortgage companies will not grant a loan on a flying freehold home.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different instructions for example to Birmingham Midshires. If you call us we can look into this further via the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Queensbury. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Queensbury especially if they are acquainted with such properties in Queensbury.
I'm refinancing my current house to a buy to let mortgage with Coventry Building Society and I will use the ballance of the raised equity as a deposit on another house. The area we are looking at is Queensbury. Will your conveyancers be able to act for both sets of mortgage companies and link together the two deals?
Make use of our search tool on this site to ensure that the conveyancers are approved by both lenders. Having checked that they are your conveyancer will be able to tie up the two transactions but you should talk with you conveyancer and communicate your expectations and needs.
As co-executor for the estate of my aunt I am disposing of a residence in Swansea but live in Queensbury. My solicitor (who is 200 miles from mehas requested that I sign a statutory declaration before completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing lawyer in Queensbury who can attest and place their company stamp on the document?
strictly speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are based in Queensbury
Can you provide any advice for leasehold conveyancing in Queensbury with the purpose of expediting the sale process?
- Much of the frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Queensbury can be bypassed if you appoint lawyers as soon as you market your property and request that they start to collate the leasehold information needed by the buyers’ conveyancers. Many landlords or managing agents in Queensbury levy fees for providing management packs for a leasehold home. You or your lawyers should find out the actual amount of the charges. The management information sought as soon as you have a buyer, thus accelerating the process. The average time it takes to obtain the necessary information is three weeks. It is the most common reason for delay in leasehold conveyancing in Queensbury. If you are supposed to have a share in the Management Company, you should ensure that you are holding the original share document. Obtaining a re-issued share certificate is often a time consuming process and slows down many a Queensbury conveyancing transaction. If a new share certificate is needed, you should approach the company director and secretary or managing agents (where relevant) for this as soon as possible. If there is a history of conflict with your freeholder or managing agents it is essential that these are settled before the property is put on the market. The purchasers and their solicitors will be nervous about purchasing a flat where there is a current dispute. You may need to swallow your pride and discharge any arrears of service charge or settle the dispute prior to completion of the sale. It is therefore preferable to have any dispute settled prior to the contract papers being issued to the buyers’ solicitors. You will still have to reveal particulars of the dispute to the purchasers, but it is better to present the dispute as historic rather than unsettled.
I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord for a lease extension without any joy. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on such matters? Can you recommend a Queensbury conveyancing firm to assist?
in cases where there is a missing freeholder or if there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the LVT to calculate the price payable.
An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Queensbury premises is 20 Orchard Court Stonegrove in June 2009. The tribunal decided that a premium of £11,040 should be payable for the new lease This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 71.55 years.