Finally the sale completed on my house in Sidcup last March but the buyer keeps e-mailing daily complaining that his solicitor needs to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale legalities following completion?
Following your disposal your solicitor is committed to deliver the transfer documentation and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. Depending on the transaction, your lawyer must also confirm that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been discharged to the purchasers lawyers. There are no post completion tasks peculiar conveyancing in Sidcup.
The Sidcup conveyancing lawyers that just started acting on my purchase in Sidcup have suddenly closed. I only went with them because I needed a firm on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel and my family Sidcup lawyer was not. I sent them a cheque for £250 in advance. What should be my next steps?
If you have an estate agent involved then let them know immediately so that they advise the vendors that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Most sellers would be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You will need to 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 may be able to assist.
I have a terraced Georgian property in Sidcup. Conveyancing lawyer represented me and Chelsea Building Society. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw two entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold under the exact same address. Is it worth asking Chelsea Building Society to clarify?
You should read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Sidcup and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also question the situation with the conveyancing solicitor who conducted the purchase.
As co-executor for the will of my grandfather I am selling a house in Cardiff but reside in Sidcup. My solicitor (approximately 260 miles from meneeds me to execute a stat dec prior to completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in Sidcup who can witness and place their company stamp on the document?
strictly speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or qualified solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Sidcup based
There are only 62 years remaining on my lease in Sidcup. I am keen to get lease extension but my landlord is missing. What are my options?
If you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be granted an extra 90 years by the magistrate. However, you will be required to prove that you or your lawyers have used your best endeavours to find the lessor. For most situations an enquiry agent should be helpful to try and locate and prepare an expert document to be used as evidence that the landlord can not be located. It is advisable to get professional help from a solicitor in relation to proving the landlord’s disappearance and the application to the County Court covering Sidcup.
My wife and I have hit a brick wall in trying to purchase the freehold in Sidcup. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?
in cases where there is a missing landlord or where there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant legislation you can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to make a decision on the price payable.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Sidcup flat 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.
Is planning permission required to split a single dwelling into multiple appartments in Sidcup? This has been done to a property next door to my home in Sidcup and was unaware of the conversion until after the works were finished.
Planning Permission yes. Building Regulations yes.