We are looking to buy a property and require a conveyancing solicitor in Southwater who is on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. Can you recommend a local firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Virgin Money . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Southwater.
Me and my brother own a terraced Georgian house in Southwater. Conveyancing practitioner represented me and HSBC Bank. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw a couple of entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold with the exact same address. Is it worth asking HSBC Bank to clarify?
You should assess 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 Southwater and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with lenders. You can also enquire as to the situation with your conveyancing practitioner who carried out the work.
About to purchase a new build apartment in Southwater. Conveyancing is a frightening process 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 few leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Southwater
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Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. 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. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents.
In what way can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my commercial premises in Southwater and how can your lawyers assist?
The particular law that you refer to provides security of tenure to commercial tenants, giving them the legal entitlement to make a request to court for a new tenancy and remain in occupation at the end of an expired lease. There are limited grounds that a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are involved. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Southwater is one of our hundreds of areas of the UK in which the firms we work with are located
My husband and I are 14 days into a residential purchase having been referred to conveyancers by the selling agent to perform conveyancing in Southwater. We are not happy. Could you you assist me in finding new lawyers?
They would have to be really poor in order to consider changing them. Has your mortgage offer been sent? In the event that it has you must inform them of the new contact details and get the loan are issued to the new lawyers. Your solicitor ideally should be on the lenders panel to avoid added expenses and delays. So that should be your starting point. Our search tool can help you find a lender approved solicitor for your home move in Southwater
Should I cancel my mortgage payments with Co-operative once a completion date for my home sale in Southwater has been agreed?
No, you should continue meeting any mortgage payments to Co-operative until the mortgage is redeemed on completion as part of your Southwater conveyancing.