Completed the sale of my flat in Staines last July yet the purchaser is Skype messaging me complaining that their conveyancer is waiting to hear from mysolicitor. What are the post completion sale legalities following completion?
Following your disposal your lawyer is obliged to send the transfer deeds and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. If applicable, your conveyancer should also confirm that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been repaid to the purchasers conveyancers. There are no post completion steps just for conveyancing in Staines.
Do the Building Society Association intend to launch a search tool with a view to to identify solicitors on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel for example in Staines?
We are not aware of any plans on the part of the BSA to develop such a search facility.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Staines?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Staines. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Staines. Conveyancing is daunting 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 are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Staines
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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. 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. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on a fortnight ago in what should have been a quick, no chain conveyancing. Staines is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?
Flying freeholds in Staines are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Staines you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Staines may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.
I only have 68 years unexpired on my lease in Staines. I now want to extend my lease but my freeholder is can not be found. What options are available to me?
If you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be lengthened by the Court. You will be obliged to prove that you have made all reasonable attempts to find the landlord. On the whole an enquiry agent should be useful to try and locate and prepare an expert document to be accepted by the court as evidence that the landlord is indeed missing. It is advisable to get professional help from a property lawyer both on devolving into the landlord’s disappearance and the vesting order request to the County Court covering Staines.
After months of dialogue we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Staines. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?
Most definitely. We can put you in touch with a Staines conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Staines flat is 147 Redford Close in June 2012. The Tribunal determined the lease extension premium to be at £4,200 This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 82.93 years.