I am in need of a conveyancer. Do I opt for a web based conveyancer rather than a high street Sea Mills conveyancing solicitor?
Generally conveyancing solicitors in your area will benefit from good alliances with your local authority, which could help with the Sea Mills conveyancing searches that your conveyancer will inevitably need. It can only help if they have strong connections with the Land Registry covering your area Sea Mills, other conveyancers in the neighbourhood and Sea Mills property agents.
I purchased a freehold property in Sea Mills yet invoiced for rent, why is this and what is this?
It is rare for properties in Sea Mills and has limited impact for conveyancing in Sea Mills 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 creation of new rentcharges post 1977.
Old rentcharges can now be extinguished by making a lump sum payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence in 2037 will be extinguished.
Is it necessary to pay for insurance to cover chancel repairs when purchasing a residence in Sea Mills?
Unless a prior purchase of the premises took place after 12 October 2013 you may assume that conveyancing practitioners carrying out conveyancing in Sea Mills to continue to propose a a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.
I used Stirling Law a few years past for my conveyancing in Sea Mills. I now require my papers however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should 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 Sea Mills of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Sea Mills. 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 is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Sea Mills
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If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. Please supply a car parking plan.
I opted to have a survey completed on a property in Sea Mills ahead of retaining lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. Our surveyor has said that some banks may not issue a mortgage on this type of property.
It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different instructions for example to Nationwide. Should you wish to telephone us we can look into this further via the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Sea Mills. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.