Me and my partner are buying a 2 bedroom apartment in St Mellons with a mortgage. We would like to retain our St Mellons lawyer, but the mortgage company says she’s not on their "panel". We have to appoint one of the bank panel solicitors or keep our St Mellons conveyancing practitioner and pay for one of their panel ones to act for them. This feels very unfair; is there anything we can do?
Unfortunately,no. The mortgage offered to you is subject to its terms and conditions, one of which will be that lawyers will on the bank’s conveyancing panel. Until recently, most lenders had large numbers of law firms on their panels: a borrower could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. A further alternative is for your St Mellons conveyancing lawyer to apply to be on the conveyancing panel.
I appreciate that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Do I need chancel insurance when purchasing a residence in St Mellons? or I am told that there is an ancient law that could mean that homeowners living in a parish church boundary may be liable to pay for maintenance towards the chancel within the church. Is this relevant for conveyancing in St Mellons?
Unless a previous acquisition of the house took place post 12 October 2013 you can expect conveyancing practitioners carrying out conveyancing in St Mellons to continue to advocate a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
five months have elapsed since my purchase conveyancing in St Mellons took place. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £170,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the premises from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
Over the last few months I have been searching for a leasehold apartment up to £235,500 and identified one near me in St Mellons I like with a park and station nearby, the downside is that it's only got 49 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in St Mellons in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a short lease?
Should you require a mortgage the shortness of the lease will be an issue. Reduce the price by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the property for at least twenty four months you can request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer regarding this.
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What are the common deficiencies that you come across in leases for St Mellons properties?
Leasehold conveyancing in St Mellons is not unique. All leases are drafted differently and legal mistakes in the legal wording can sometimes mean that certain sections are erroneous. The following missing provisions could result in a defective lease:
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Service charge per centages that don't add up correctly leaving a shortfall Clauses dealing with recovering service charges for expenditure on the building or common parts.
A defective lease will likely cause problems when trying to sell a property primarily because it impacts on the ability to obtain a mortgage on the property. National Westminster Bank, Skipton Building Society, and Bank of Ireland all have express conveyancing instructions when it comes to what is expected in a lease. Where a lender has been advised by their lawyers that the lease does not cover certain provisions they may refuse to provide security, forcing the purchaser to withdraw.
Leasehold Conveyancing in St Mellons - Examples of Questions you should ask before Purchasing
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Generally speaking the cost for major works are not included within service charges, albeit that a few managing agents in St Mellons ask tenants to pay into a reserve fund and this is used to offset against major works. The answer will be important as a) areas may cause problems in the block as the communal areas may start to deteriorate where repairs are not paid for b) if the leasehold owners have an issue with the running of the building you will need to have full disclosure