I plan on purchasing a flat in St Johns. My Solicitor is not on the lender solicitor panel. Is it possible for me to appoint my St Johns conveyancing solicitor even though they are not on the lender list of approved lawyers?
Your options include
- Carry on with your existing St Johns lawyer but your mortgage company will need to instruct a conveyancer from their approved list. The net result is additional fees and probable interruption.
- Appoint a fresh solicitor to act in the purchase, obviously checking they are on the bank conveyancing panel.
- Convince your solicitor to do everything within their powers to get accepted on the bank’s panel of solicitors
Would the conveyancing practitioners to be found on your site conduct auction conveyancing in St Johns?
There are a number of auction practitioners we can connect you with those who can conduct auction conveyancing. St Johns is one of hundreds of areas of where our lawyers have a presence.
I am the registered owner of a freehold premises in St Johns yet pay rent, why is this and what is this?
It’s unusual for properties in St Johns and has limited impact for conveyancing in St Johns but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.
Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges have existed for hundreds of years, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the creation of new rentcharges post 1977.
Previous rentcharges can now be redeemed by making a lump sum payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence in 2037 is to be dispensed with completely.
We are planning to buy with Coventry BS. I popped in 3 or 4 high street practices yet cant to find a St Johns conveyancing firm on the Coventry BS panel. Can you help?
Please do make the most of the search tool on this site. Pick the lender and type St Johns or your location and you will discover numerous solicitors located in St Johns or near you.
I used Stirling Law a few years past for my conveyancing in St Johns. Now, I need the files but the law firm has closed. What do I do?
Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 St Johns of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
What advice can you give us when it comes to choosing a St Johns conveyancing practice to deal with our lease extension?
When appointing a conveyancer for lease extension works (regardless if they are a St Johns conveyancing practice) it is essential that he or she should be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of conveyancing. We recommend that you speak with several firms including non St Johns conveyancing practices prior to 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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Can they put you in touch with clients in St Johns who can give a testimonial? What are the legal fees for lease extension work?
My wife and I have hit a brick wall in trying to purchase the freehold in St Johns. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on premiums?
in cases where there is a missing freeholder or where there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant statutes it is possible to make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to arrive at the premium.
An example of a Lease Extension decision for a St Johns premises is 73 Walerand Road in August 2012. the result of the findings of the Tribunal led to a premium to be paid for the extended lease in respect of Flat 73 in the sum of £10,040. The premium applicable in respect of Flat 85 was £5,710. This case affected 2 flats. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 72 years.