Our family lawyer has quoted £1400 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Riddlesdown. I’m looking to sell a Edwardian property for £275,000. Is this expensive? Is it above what I should be paying for conveyancing in Riddlesdown?
The estimate does seem marginally steep. If you are happy to spend time scrutinising prices you might get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by perhaps £125. On the other hand, you mightlive to regret choosing an an untested solicitor. If is important to check the firm can also act for your bank. Do utilise our search tool to locate a Riddlesdown conveyancing firm on the lender’s member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Riddlesdown.
I am the registered owner of a freehold residence in Riddlesdown but still charged rent, why is this and what is this?
It’s unusual for properties in Riddlesdown and has limited impact for conveyancing in Riddlesdown but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.
Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges have existed for many centuries, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the generation of fresh rentcharges from 1977 onwards.
Old rentcharges can now be extinguished by making a lump sum payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence post 2037 will be dispensed with completely.
A friend recommended that where I am buying in Riddlesdown I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
This is a search is sometimes included in the estimate for your Riddlesdown conveyancing searches. It is not a small report of about 40 pages, listing and setting out significant information about Riddlesdown around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Riddlesdown Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding Riddlesdown.
I bought my house on 3 April and my personal details is yet to be registered. Any reason for this? My conveyancing solicitor in Riddlesdown said it would be dealt with in less than a month. Are titles in Riddlesdown uniquely lengthy to register?
As far as conveyancing in Riddlesdown is concerned, registration is no faster or slower than anywhere else in the country. Rather than based on location, timeframes can vary according to the party submitting the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry need to notify any third persons or bodies. Currently approximately three quarters of such applications are fully dealt with in less than three weeks but occasionally there can be protracted hold-ups. Historically registration is effected after the purchaser is living at the property therefore registration formalities is not usually top priority yet where it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your lawyers can speak with the land registry and explain the circumstances.
I am buying a new build flat in Riddlesdown. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.
Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Riddlesdown
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Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?
We are one month into a leasehold purchase having been recommend to conveyancers by the local agent to handle our conveyancing in Riddlesdown. I am am starting to be dissatisfied with the level of service. Can you help me find new conveyancers?
A conveyancer would need to be really poor in order to consider replacing them. Has your loan offer been generated? If so you need to advise them of the new solicitor and get the loan are re-sent. The solicitor ideally should be on the banks approved list to avoid supplemental charges and frustration. So that should be your first question of the new conveyancers. The search tool will help you find a lender approved lawyer for your conveyancing in Riddlesdown