My uncle passed away 10 months ago and as sole heir and executor I was left the property in Rugby. The house had a relatively small loan remaining of approximately £8000. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Aldermore, pay off the mortgage. Is this possible?
Given you plan to re-mortgage then Aldermore will require that you use a conveyancer on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Aldermore conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Aldermore mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
Are all Rugby Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the Principality conveyancing panel?
Some major banks and building societies now make use of the accreditation scheme as the kick off point for Panel membership such as HSBC and Santander. CQS membership however is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless,the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for firms wishing to join their approved list of firms.
We are getting a further advance on our home loan from Virgin Money as we intend to carry out renovations to our house in Rugby. Do we need to select a nearby Rugby solicitor on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?
Virgin Money do not ordinarily appoint a member of their approved list of lawyers to handle the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Virgin Money list.
I recently had an offer accepted on an apartment in Rugby. My financial adviser recommended their conveyancers. I paid an on account payment of £200. Shortly after, the property lawyer called me to say that they were not on the Barclays 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 Barclays 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.
Will our solicitor be raising enquiries about flooding as part of the conveyancing in Rugby.
Flooding is a growing risk for lawyers conducting conveyancing in Rugby. Some people will acquire a house in Rugby, fully expectant that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, aside from the physical destruction, if a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, satisfactory building insurance, or dispose of the property. Steps can be carried out during the course of a property purchase to forewarn the buyer.
Solicitors are not qualified to offer advice on flood risk, however there are a various searches that can be carried out by the purchaser or by their conveyancers which can give them a better understanding of the risks in Rugby. The conventional set of property information forms given to a buyer’s lawyer (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) incorporates a usual question of the owner to discover whether the premises has ever been flooded. In the event that the residence has been flooded in past and is not notified by the owner, then a purchaser may issue a compensation claim stemming from an misleading response. A purchaser’s conveyancers may also conduct an environmental search. This will disclose whether there is a recorded flood risk. If so, further investigations will need to be carried out.
I'm purchasing my first flat in Rugby with a loan from National Westminster Bank. The builders would not reduce the amount so I negotiated 6k of extras instead. The property agent advised me not to tell my lawyer about the deal as it will put at risk my mortgage with the bank. Is this normal?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
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Completion is due on the sale of our £275,000 garden flat in Rugby on Monday in a week. The managing agents has quoted £336 for Certificate of Compliance, insurance certificate and 3 years statements of service charge. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge an administration fee for a flat conveyance in Rugby?
Rugby conveyancing on leasehold maisonettes often involves the purchaser’s solicitor sending questions for the landlord to answer. Although the landlord is not legally bound to respond to these enquiries the majority will be content to assist. They may charge a reasonable administration fee for answering enquiries or supplying documentation. There is no upper cap for such fees. The average costs for the paperwork that you are referring to is £350, in some cases it is above £800. The administration charge demanded by the landlord must be accompanied by a synopsis of rights and obligations in relation to administration fees, otherwise the charge is technically not due. In reality you have little option but to pay whatever is demanded if you want to complete the sale of your home.
Rugby Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Questions you should consider before Purchasing
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You will want to discover as much as you can about the company managing the block as they will affect your use and enjoyment of the property. Being a leasehold owner you will be at the mercy of the managing agents both financially and when it comes to day to day issues such as the tidiness of the common parts. Don't be afraid to ask other tenants what they think of them. Finally, find out the dates that the maintenance charges are due to the relevant party and precisely how they are spending the funds. Generally speaking the cost for major works are not incorporated into the service charges, albeit that some managing agents in Rugby require leasehold owners to contribute towards a sinking fund created for the specific intention of building a fund for major works. The prefered form of lease structure is a share of the freehold. In this arrangement the lessees benefit from control and although a managing agent is frequently retained where it is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent employed by the leaseholders.