Finally the sale completed on my house in South Oxhey last January yet the purchaser is Skype messaging me to say his lawyer needs to hear from mine. What should have happened now that I have sold?
Post completion of your disposal your conveyancer is obliged to forward the transfer documentation and all additional paperwork to the purchaser's conveyancer. Where appropriate, your conveyancer should also send confirmation that the home loan has been redeemed to the purchasers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion tasks specific conveyancing in South Oxhey.
I know that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to take this when purchasing a property in South Oxhey? or Apparently there is a law dating back centuries that means some owners of property residing in a parish church boundary will be compelled to contribute towards repairs to the chancel in proximity to the church. Is this relevant for conveyancing in South Oxhey?
Unless a previous purchase of the property took place post 12 October 2013 you may take it that lawyers handling conveyancing in South Oxhey to remain recommending a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
I used Wolstenholmes several years ago for my conveyancing in South Oxhey. Now, I need the files but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should call 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 South Oxhey of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
In what way can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my commercial property in South Oxhey and how can you help?
The 1954 Act affords security of tenure to business lessees, giving them the dueness to apply to court for a continuation of occupancy when the lease reaches an end. There are certain specified grounds where a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are complicated. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. South Oxhey is one of our numerous locations in which our lawyers are based
I am intending to rent out my leasehold flat in South Oxhey. Conveyancing solicitor who did the purchase is retired - so can't ask him. Is permission from the freeholder required?
A small minority of properties in South Oxhey do contain a provision to say that subletting is only permitted with prior consent from the landlord. The landlord is not entitled to unreasonably withhold but, in such cases, they would need to see references. Experience dictates that problems are usually caused by unsatisfactory tenants rather than owner-occupiers and for that reason you can expect the freeholder to take up the references and consider them carefully before granting permission.
I own a ground floor flat in South Oxhey. In the absence of agreement between myself and the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the sum due for a lease extension?
if there is a missing landlord or where there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to assess the price.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a South Oxhey property is Flats 8, 11 and 15 Craigmore Court 46 Murray Road in December 2013. The tribunal held that the price payable by the Applicant tenant of Flat 8 to acquire an extended lease shall be £26,438 plus £1 to the intermediate lessee . The tribunal held that the price payable by the Applicant tenants of Flat 11 to acquire an extended lease shall be £26,791 plus £1 to the intermediate lessee. The tribunal held that the price payable by the Applicant tenant of Flat 15 to acquire an extended lease shall be £26,638 plus £1 to the intermediate lessee . This case was in relation to 3 flats. The unexpired lease term was 71 years.
I happen to be an executor of my recently deceased aunt’s Will, with a bungalow in South Oxhey which will be marketed. The house is unregistered at HMLR and I'm advised that some EAs will insist that it is done before they will move forward. What's the mechanism for this?
In the situation that you have set out it seems prudent to seek to register in the names of the personal representative(s) as named in the probate and in their capacity as PRs. HMLR’s online guidance explains how to register for the first time and what is required re the deeds and forms. You would need to include and certified copy of the probate as well and complete the form FR1 to refer to the PRs as the applicant.