I am purchasing a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in St Fagans who is on the HSBC Bank conveyancing. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a conveyancing firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for HSBC Bank in certain locations such as St Fagans. We dont recommend any particular firm.
I have been told that property searches are the main reason for stalling in St Fagans conveyancing transactions. Is this right?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the determinations of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure within the top 10 causes of delays during the legal transfer of property. Local searches are not likely to be the root cause of slowing down conveyancing in St Fagans.
Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in St Fagans. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.
Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in St Fagans
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If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. 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. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?
As co-executor for the will of my grandmother I am selling a property in Cardiff but reside in St Fagans. My conveyancer (based 235 kilometers awayhas requested that I execute a stat dec ahead of the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in St Fagans who can witness and place their company stamp on the document?
strictly speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are based in St Fagans
Looking forward to exchange soon on a studio apartment in St Fagans. Conveyancing solicitors have said that they will have a report out to me next week. Are there areas in the report that I should be focusing on?
Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in St Fagans should include some of the following:
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You should be advised what constitutes a Nuisance in the lease Defining your rights in relation to common areas in the building.For example, does the lease permit a right of way over an accessway or hallways? Details of the parties to the lease, for instance these could be the leaseholder, superior lessor, freeholder Where does the liability rest for repairing the window frames
I bought a garden flat in St Fagans, conveyancing having been completed in 2006. Can you let me have an estimate of the premium that my landlord can legally expect in return for granting a renewal of my lease? Similar flats in St Fagans with over 90 years remaining are worth £260,000. The ground rent is £45 levied per year. The lease terminates on 21st October 2099
You have 74 years unexpired the likely cost is going to be between £8,600 and £9,800 plus professional fees.
The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to supply the actual costs in the absence of comprehensive due diligence. You should not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.
We are about to purchasing a flat in St Fagans. Conveyancing is not complete but we would like have the amount we are are buying for a secret from the likes of Nestoria. what can I do to make sure this is not revealed?
The Land Registry as a matter of law required to reveal price sold information on the official title for domestic properties nationwide which includes homes in St Fagans. The Title Register is an open document, so HMLR would be breaking the law excluded specific properties such as your one in St Fagans.
You can ask HM Land Registry to withhold the price paid entry however the answer would be in the negative.