I am purchasing a garden flat in Queensferry. How practical is it for me to do the conveyancing?
Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Queensferry you will have to appoint a solicitor on your bank's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Queensferry.
is it true that all Queensferry solicitors on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel are governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?
As solicitors, in order to be on the Clydesdale approved list of solicitors they would need to be governed by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Some lenders do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such organisation would be regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Yorkshire BS. I assume I don't need a Queensferry lawyer on the Yorkshire BS panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your Yorkshire BS 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 Yorkshire BS mortgage from the register. Yorkshire BS, 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 Yorkshire BS has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- Yorkshire BS has instructed the Land Registry to do so
Completion of my purchase has taken place for my property in Queensferry. Conveyancing was of an acceptable standard but I would like to complain about the lender. How does one go about formally complaining?
All lenders have complaints procedures. Your first port of call should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Services Department at head office. Ordinarily complaints to a lender are resolved effectively and efficiently. However if you are not satisfied that the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service, South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR who will take matters further.
Do commercial conveyancing searches reveal impending roadworks that may affect a commercial site in Queensferry?
Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Queensferry will conduct a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers spend in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Queensferry. The report provides definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Queensferry.
For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Queensferry it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately can cause delays to Queensferry commercial conveyancing transactions as well as present a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not conducted for residential conveyancing in Queensferry.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Queensferry is the location of the property. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in Queensferry are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Queensferry you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Queensferry may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.
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I am intending to sublet my leasehold apartment in Queensferry. Conveyancing solicitor who did the purchase is retired - so can't ask him. Is permission from the freeholder required?
Some leases for properties in Queensferry do contain a provision to say that subletting is only permitted with prior consent from the landlord. The landlord is not entitled to unreasonably refuse but, in such cases, they would need to review references. Experience suggests that problems are usually caused by unsatisfactory tenants rather than owner-occupiers and for that reason you can expect the freeholder to take up the references and consider them carefully before granting permission.
Queensferry Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - A selection of Questions you should consider before buying
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Plenty Queensferry leasehold flats will be liable to pay a service charge for the upkeep of the building levied by the management company. If you acquire the apartment you will have to meet this liability, usually periodically accross the year. This can be anything from several hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for bigger purpose-built buildings. There will also be a ground rent for you to pay annual, normally this is not a large amount, say about £25-£75 but you need to check as occasionally it can be many hundreds of pounds. You should be aware that where the lease has no more than 80 years it will have adverse implications on the marketability of the property. It is worth checking with your lender that they are willing to to proceed given the lease term. A short lease means that you will most likely require a lease extension 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 premises for two years before you are eligible to carry out a lease extension. What prohibitions are there in the Queensferry Lease?