My wife and I purchasing a terrace house in Soho. We would like to an extension at the rear at the house.Will legal due diligence on the property involve investigations to ascertain if these alterations are prohibited?
Your solicitor should check the deeds as conveyancing in Soho will occasionally identify restrictions in the title documents which prevent certain alterations or necessitated the consent of another owner. Certain works call for local authority planning permissions and approval under the building regulations. Some locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or affect extensions. It would be prudent to check these issues with a surveyor before you commit yourself to a purchase.
I have been advised by my conveyancer that lack of right of way insurance is necessary on my purchase. What is the level of cover for Soho conveyancing?
The right level of lack of right of way indemnity insurance depends on who your lender is. It would differ for example between Yorkshire Building Society and The Mortgage Works. Conveyancing lawyers as opposed to members of the public take out such insurances.
I'm the only beneficiary of my late mum's will with all property in now in my sole name, including the my former home in Soho. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in May. I want to move. I do know about the Mortgage Lenders six month 'rule', which means that my property ownership will be considered the same way as if I'd bought the property in May. Do I have to wait 6 months to sell?
The CML handbook requires solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you may be caught by that. Some banks would take a sensible view as this requirement is primarily there to identify subsales or the flipping of properties.
I need some fast conveyancing in Soho as I am faced with a deadline to exchange contracts inside 3 weeks. Luckily I do not require a mortgage. Is it possible to escape the need for conveyancing searches to save fees and time?
As you are are a mortgage free purchaser you are at free not to have searches carried out although no law firm would recommend that you don't. With lots of history conveyancing in Soho the following are examples of what can arise and adversely affect the marketability of the property: Refused Planning Applications, Outstanding Charges, Overdue Grants, Road Schemes,...
three months have gone by following my purchase conveyancing in Soho took place. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £170,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the premises from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Soho. Conveyancing is necessary evil 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.
Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Soho
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Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants.
Over the last few months I have been searching for a leasehold apartment up to £305k and found one round the corner in Soho I like with amenity areas and transport links in the vicinity, however it's only got 61 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Soho for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a short lease?
If you need a mortgage the shortness of the lease will likely be an issue. Discount the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the property for at least 2 years you can request that they start the process of the extension and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer concerning this.
How difficult is it to swap firm as I need to choose a firm on the Lloyds TSB Bank conveyancing panel. I hired a local conveyancing solicitor in Soho round the corner but he is not accepted by Lloyds TSB Bank
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