I am buying a flat and require a conveyancing solicitor in Stanwell who is on the Nationwide Building Society conveyancing. Can you recommend a local 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 Nationwide Building Society in certain locations such as Stanwell. We dont recommend any particular firm.
Should my solicitor be raising questions about flooding during the conveyancing in Stanwell.
Flooding is a growing risk for conveyancers carrying out conveyancing in Stanwell. Some people will buy a property in Stanwell, completely expectant that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, leaving to one side the physical damage, if a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, suitable building insurance, or sell the property. There are steps that can be taken during the course of a house purchase to forewarn the buyer.
Solicitors are not qualified to offer advice on flood risk, however there are a numerous searches that may be initiated by the buyer or by their solicitors which should give them a better appreciation of the risks in Stanwell. The standard information sent to a purchaser’s solicitor (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) incorporates a standard question of the owner to determine whether the premises has ever been flooded. In the event that flooding has previously occurred which is not revealed by the seller, then a purchaser could commence a legal claim for losses resulting from an incorrect answer. A purchaser’s lawyers may also commission an enviro search. This should higlight whether there is any known flood risk. If so, more detailed investigations will need to be made.
How does conveyancing in Stanwell differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build premises in Stanwell approach us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is built. This is because developers in Stanwell tend to acquire the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Stanwell or who has acted in the same development.
I am downsizing from my property. My previous conveyancers have shut. I would be grateful for any recommendation of a conveyancing firm. Im based in Stanwell if that makes a difference.
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I have recently realised that I have Seventy years left on my lease in Stanwell. I am keen to extend my lease but my freeholder is missing. What should I do?
If you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be extended by the Court. However, you will be required to prove that you have done all that could be expected to locate the freeholder. On the whole an enquiry agent should be helpful to carry out a search and to produce an expert document which can be used as evidence that the landlord can not be located. It is wise to seek advice from a conveyancer both on devolving into the landlord’s absence and the vesting order request to the County Court covering Stanwell.
Following years of correspondence we are unable to agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Stanwell. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?
in cases where there is a missing landlord or where there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant statutes you can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to make a decision on the sum to be paid.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Stanwell premises 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 term as at the valuation date was 82.93 years.
Can you set out the spectrum of conveyancing undertaken by Stanwell conveyancing firms?
Generally most Stanwell conveyancing solicitors tend to offer various assistance to domestic and rural land proprietors, sellers, investors, landlords and tenants assistingwith some of the following:
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Domestic sale conveyancing in Stanwell or wider afield
Property purchase conveyancing in Stanwell and nationwide
Shared equity conveyancing nationally not isolated to Stanwell Key worker schemes Tenancy and licence agreements Licence to Alter