The Sidcup conveyancing solicitors that just started acting on my purchase in Sidcup have suddenly shut down. I chose them because I needed a lawyer on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel and my previous Sidcup lawyer was not. I paid them funds in advance. What do I do now?
If you have an estate agent involved then inform them immediately so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Hopefully they will be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You should appoint new lawyers that are on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new lawyers should be in a position to assist.
My relative suggested that if I am purchasing in Sidcup I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
A search of this type is usually quoted for as part of the standard Sidcup conveyancing searches. It is a large document of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out significant information about Sidcup around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Sidcup Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime details, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data regarding Sidcup.
Just bought a terraced house in Sidcup , how long will it take for the Land Registry to deal with the formalities evidencing my proprietorship? My Sidcup conveyancing solicitor works at snail pace, so I want to check the registration is addressed.
As far as conveyancing in Sidcup is concerned, registration is no faster or slower than anywhere else in England and Wales. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timescales can vary subject to who lodges the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry must send notices to any other parties. Currently approximately three quarters of submission are completed within 12 days but some can be subject to extensive hold-ups. Historically registration takes place after the new owner is living at the premises so registration formalities is not usually an essential issue yet if there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your solicitor must contact the land registry and explain the circumstances.
I have been on the look out for a flat up to £245,000 and found one near me in Sidcup I like with a park and railway links in the vicinity, the downside is that it only has 49 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Sidcup suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a lease with such few years left?
If you require a mortgage the shortness of the lease will likely be an issue. Reduce the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing proprietor has owned the premises for at least 2 years you may ask them to start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor concerning this matter.
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I am on look out for some leasehold conveyancing in Sidcup. Before diving in I require certainty as to the remaining lease term.
If the lease is recorded at the land registry - and 99.9% are in Sidcup - then the leasehold title will always include the basic details of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.
I have attempted and failed to negotiate with my landlord for a lease extension without any joy. Can a leaseholder apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal? Can you recommend a Sidcup conveyancing firm to act on my behalf?
in cases where there is a absentee freeholder or where there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant legislation you can apply to the LVT to decide the price payable.
An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Sidcup property is 103a Footscray Road in January 2014. The tribunal determines that the premium payable for the extended lease should be £34,500 according to the expert witness valuation calculation This case was in relation to 1 flat.