Our bank has suggested a law firm on their panel based in Rainham but I would rather use a conveyancing lawyer in Rainham round the corner to me. Can you assist?
Not all Rainham conveyancing practitioners are listed all banks conveyancing panel. Use the above find an approved solicitor tool to locate a Rainham conveyancing solicitor on the on the lender panel.
I used Action Conveyancing several years ago for my conveyancing in Rainham. I now require my papers but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing 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 Rainham of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Over the last few months I have been searching for a leasehold apartment up to £245,000 and identified one near me in Rainham I like with amenity areas and railway links in the vicinity, however it only has 49 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Rainham in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a lease with such few years left?
Should you need a mortgage that many years will be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing owner has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you can ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer regarding this matter.
I am using a search engine for the term conveyancing in Rainham it shows results of many conveyancerslocally. How do I determine which is the right conveyancer for the sale of my house?
The best way of choosing a suitable conveyancer is via trusted referral, so enquire of friends and relatives who have purchased a property in Rainham or the reputable estate agent or financial adviser. Costs for conveyancing in Rainham differ, so it's a good idea to secure a minimum of three estimates from varying types of solicitors. Dont forget to clarify that the fees are fixed.
I have just appointed agents to market my garden apartment in Rainham. Conveyancing has not commenced, however I have recently received a yearly service charge invoice – what should I do?
It best that you clear the service charge as usual given that all ground rent and service invoices should be apportioned on completion, so you will be reimbursed by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most management companies 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 am the proprietor of a ground-floor 1960’s flat in Rainham. In the absence of agreement between myself and the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the premium due for the purchase of the freehold?
Where there is a absentee freeholder or if there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to decide the premium.
An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Rainham residence is 37 Lodge Court High Street in November 2013. the decision of the LVT was that the premium to be paid for the new lease was £25,559 This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 57.5 years.
I happen to be an executor of my recently deceased mother’s Will, with a bungalow in Rainham which is to be sold. The house has never been registered at HMLR and I'm told that some buyers solicitors will insist that it is completed before they'll proceed. What's the procedure for this?
In the circumstances that you have set out it seems prudent to apply to register in the names of the personal representative(s) as named in the probate and in their capacity as PRs. HMLR’s online guidance explains how to register for the first time and what is required re the deeds and forms. You would need to include and official copy of the probate as well and complete the form FR1 to refer to the PRs as the applicant.