Completed the sale of my flat in Silvertown last May but the buyer keeps e-mailing daily to say their conveyancer is waiting to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale legalities following completion?
Following your disposal your conveyancer should forward the transfer documentation and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. Depending on the transaction, your lawyer must also send confirmation that the mortgage has been discharged to the purchasers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion steps unique to conveyancing in Silvertown.
What will a local search inform me regarding the house we're purchasing in Silvertown?
Silvertown conveyancing often starts with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company for instance Onsearch The local search plays an important role in most Silvertown conveyancing purchase; as long as you don’t want any unpleasant once you have moved into your new home. The search should supply information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of 13 subject sections.
I have justbeen informed that Wolstenholmes have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Silvertown for a purchase of a freehold house 12 months ago. How can I check that my home is in my name in the name of the previous owner?
The easiest method to see if the property is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Silvertown conveyancing specialists.
As co-executor for the will of my uncle I am disposing of a property in Neath but I am based in Silvertown. My lawyer (approximately 300 kilometers from merequires that I execute a statutory declaration before the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing solicitor in Silvertown who can witness and place their company stamp on the document?
strictly speaking you are not likely to need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are based in Silvertown
I am the registered owner of a a ground floor purpose built flat in Silvertown. Given that I can not reach agreement with the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the amount payable for the purchase of the freehold?
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 Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to determine the premium.
An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Silvertown property is 46 Credon Road in January 2014. On 11 September 2013 Deputy District Judge Price sitting at the Bow County Court made a vesting order that the freeholder surrender his lease and be granted a new lease of the Premises on such terms as may be determined by the First Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber).The appropriate sum as concluded by the Tribunal was £7225 This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 69.77 years.
What are the common defects that you encounter in leases for Silvertown properties?
There is nothing unique about leasehold conveyancing in Silvertown. All leases are individual and drafting errors can result in certain clauses are erroneous. For example, if your lease is missing any of the following, it could be defective:
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Repairing obligations to or maintain parts of the premises Service charge per centages that don't add up correctly leaving a shortfall
You will have difficulties when selling your property if you have a defective lease as they can affect a potential buyer’s ability to obtain a mortgage. Barclays , Coventry Building Society, and Godiva Mortgages Ltd all have very detailed conveyancing instructions when it comes to what is expected in a lease. If a mortgage lender believes that the lease is defective they may refuse to provide security, obliging the purchaser to pull out.
My offer on house in Silvertown was accepted, the seller does nevertheless have an associated purchase. The sellers have put an offer on a property, but it’s not been accepted yet, and has viewings of other apartments booked. I have chosen a nearby conveyancing solicitor in Silvertown. What do I do now? When should I get the mortgage application with Kent Reliance going with Kent Reliance?
It is normal to have apprehensions where there is a chain given your reluctance to be too out of pocket too early (mortgage application is approx one thousand pounds, then survey, Silvertown conveyancing search costs, etc). The first course of action is to ensure that your lawyer is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. Concerning the next phase this very much dictated by the specifics of your transaction, desire for the property and on the state of the market. During a hot market many purchasers would apply for the mortgage with Kent Reliance and arrange for the survey and only if it comes back ok would they request their solicitor to press on with the conveyancing in Silvertown.