AssumingI were to purchase a simple residential propertyin St Ives for cash and dispense with a survey and no local authority searches how much would I expect to to save on my conveyancing in St Ives?
Any savings you would make will be isolated to the costs for searches. Your conveyancing practitioner is obliged to do the vast majority of work - money laundering, communicating with your vendors conveyancing practitioner, stamp duty return, register the property etc. A marginal saving might be made by not having to register a mortgage however it will not be a lot.
Having sold my house in St Ives last October yet the purchaser is calling every few hours to say her conveyancer is waiting to hear from mylawyer. What should have happened now that I have sold?
Post completion of your house sale your lawyer is obliged to forward the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. Where relevant, your lawyer must also confirm that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been redeemed to the buyers conveyancers. There are no post completion formalities specific conveyancing in St Ives.
My partner and I are selling our home in St Ives and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being constructed on contaminated land. Any local conveyancer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the buyers used a nationwide conveyancing firm rather than a conveyancing solicitor in St Ives. We have lived in St Ives for 4 years we know that this is a non issue. Should we contact our local Authority to seek clarification that the buyers are looking for.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing solicitor already. Are they able to advise? You should enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same ailment)
About to purchase a new build apartment in St Ives. 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.
Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in St Ives
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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. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Please supply a car parking plan.
I opted to have a survey done on a property in St Ives ahead of appointing conveyancers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. The surveyor advised that some banks tend not issue a loan on a flying freehold premises.
It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different requirements from Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to telephone us we can investigate further with the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in St Ives. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in St Ives to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.
What are your top tips when it comes to appointing a St Ives conveyancing firm to deal with our lease extension?
If you are instructing a property lawyer for your lease extension (regardless if they are a St Ives conveyancing practice) it is imperative that they be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of conveyancing. We advise that you talk with two or three firms including non St Ives conveyancing practices before you instructing a firm. Where the conveyancing practice is ALEP accredited then that’s a bonus. The following questions might be useful:
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How familiar is the firm with lease extension legislation? If they are not ALEP accredited then why not?
Leasehold Conveyancing in St Ives - Sample of Questions you should consider Prior to Purchasing
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What is the the remaining lease term? Are any of leasehold owners in dispute over their service charge payments?