I have given 8 weeks notice to my current landlord and must leave my let out flat in Redland by the end of next month. Conveyancing for my house purchase has just started. Can I complete in three weeks as I wish to avoid having to move into temporary accommodation?
It is unwise to serve notice for your lease unless your lawyer suggests that you should. If you have not previously done so, update to your lawyer and request that they seek the assistance the sellers lawyers, try to an acceptable time-line that all parties will work towards
Can your site be used to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Redland even if I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for example if I intend to buy a shop in Redland with a mortgage from Halifax?
The service is predominantly used to find residential conveyancing solicitors in Redland but we have recorded towards the end of this page a selection of Redland commercial conveyancing firms. You should enquire with the firm directly to check if they are also authorised to represent Halifax
My wife and I buying a terrace house in Redland. Our aim is to convert the garage to an office at the house.Will the conveyancing process include checks to ascertain if these works are prohibited?
Your solicitor will check the deeds as conveyancing in Redland will sometimes reveal restrictions in the title deeds which prevent categories of changes or necessitated the consent of another owner. Many additions call for local authority planning permissions and approval in accordance building regulations. Many locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or impact extensions. It would be sensible to check these issues with a surveyor before you commit yourself to a purchase.
I have paid off my mortgage with Leeds Building Society. I assume I don't need a Redland conveyancing practitioner on the Leeds Building Society panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.
If you have finished paying off your Leeds Building Society 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 Leeds Building Society mortgage from the register. Leeds Building Society, 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 Leeds Building Society has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- Leeds Building Society has instructed the Land Registry to do so
After months of negotiation I have agreed a price on an apartment in Redland. My mortgage broker suggested a property lawyer. I paid an upfront payment of £225. Not long after, the property lawyer called me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the TSB conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the TSB panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
How do I locate a Redland law firm on the Accord Mortgages Ltd conveyancing panel? I drive a motor bike and am willing to travel upto 20kilometers to meet the solicitor.
You can use the facility on this page. Please select a lender and your location and you will see a number of Redland conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have listed some Redland conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can telephone them to check if they are on the Accord Mortgages Ltd panel
I am four weeks into a leasehold purchase having been recommend to conveyancers by the local agent to execute conveyancing in Redland. I am am very disappointed with the level of service. Could you help me find new solicitors?
A conveyancer would need to be very bad in order to consider changing them. Has your mortgage offer been sent? In the event that it has you must advise them of the new lawyer and have the mortgage documents are issued to the new lawyers. The conveyancer needs to be on the mortgage company approved list to avoid added costs and frustration. That should be your starting point. Our search tool can assist you in finding a bank approved solicitor for your conveyancing in Redland
My wife and I purchased a leasehold house in Redland. Conveyancing and Nottingham Building Society mortgage went though with no issue. I have received a letter from someone claiming to own the reversionary interest in the property. Attached was a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1992. The conveyancing practitioner in Redland who acted for me is not around. Do I pay?
The first thing you should do is make enquiries of the Land Registry to make sure that this person is indeed the registered owner of the freehold reversion. It is not necessary to instruct a Redland conveyancing practitioner to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for a few pound. Rest assured that in any event, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.
Redland Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Questions you should ask before Purchasing
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Can you inform me if there are any major works anticipated that will increase the service costs? The best form of lease arrangement is if the freehold reversion is owned by the leaseholders. In this situation the tenants have being in charge if their destiny and although a managing agent is often employed where the building is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent is directed by the tenants. Be sure to investigate if there is anything that is prohibited in the lease. For instance some leases prohibit pets being allowed in in a block in Redland. If you love the propertyin Redland however your cat can’t live with you then you have a very hard determination.