As someone unfamiliar with conveyancing in Roundhay what’s your top tip you can give me for the legal transfer of property in Roundhay
You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Roundhay or throughout West Yorkshire is often a confrontational experience. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there exists an abundance of room for confrontation between you and others involved in the transaction. For example, the vendor, estate agent and on occasion your lender. Selecting a solicitor for your conveyancing in Roundhay should not be taken lightly as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONE party in the legal process whose interest is to act in your legal interests and to protect you.
There is a definite increase in the "blame" culture- someone has to be at fault for the process being so protracted. You your first instinct should be to trust your conveyancer ahead of all other players in the conveyancing process.
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my home are lost. The solicitors who conducted the conveyancing in Roundhay 5 years ago are no longer around. What are my options?
You no longer need to have the physical deeds to evidence that you are the registered proprietor of land or premises, as the Land Registry hold details of all registered land or property electronically.
I have been pointed in your direction by a number of selling agents in Roundhay to locate a conveyancer using your seach tool. Is there a financial inducement for Estate Agents to promote your services rather than another?
We don’t make any financial incentive for pointing buyers and sellers in our direction. We found it would be just too difficult a fee as members of the public would think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I receiving any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.
I need to retain a conveyancing solicitor for freehold conveyancing in Roundhay. I have land on a web site which looks to be the perfect offering If it is possible to get all formalities completed via email that would be ideal. Should I be wary? What are the potential pitfalls?
As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?
Back In 2003, I bought a leasehold house in Roundhay. Conveyancing and Platform Home Loans Ltd mortgage went though with no issue. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the freehold. Attached was a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1991. The conveyancing practitioner in Roundhay who acted for me is not around. Any advice?
First make enquiries of the Land Registry to make sure that the individual purporting to own the freehold is in fact the registered owner of the freehold reversion. There is no need to instruct a Roundhay conveyancing practitioner to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for less than a fiver. Rest assured that in any event, even if this is the rightful freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.
I invested in buying a ground floor flat in Roundhay, conveyancing was carried out 10 years ago. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Equivalent flats in Roundhay with a long lease are worth £186,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £55 invoiced annually. The lease expires on 21st October 2077
You have 52 years remaining on your lease we estimate the premium for your lease extension to range between £29,500 and £34,000 plus plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.
The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs without more detailed due diligence. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt other issues that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action placing reliance on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.
Do I cancel my mortgage payments with Virgin Money once a completion date for my sale in Roundhay has been agreed?
No, you should maintain meeting any mortgage payments to Virgin Money pending the mortgage being discharged out of the proceeds of sale as part of your Roundhay conveyancing.