I am acquiring a house for cash in Stepney. I have been residing for the previous twelve years in Stepney. Conveyancing searches are a lot of money. Given that I have knowledge of the area and road very well should I not bother getting the solicitor to do all the conveyancing searches?
In the absence of a home loan, then the vast majority of the Stepney conveyancing searches are at your discretion. Your conveyancer will 'advise', no-doubt strongly, that you should have searches completed, but he has a professional duty to do this. One thing to take into account; if you are likely to sell the house at a future date, it will be of interest to your future purchaser what the searches disclose. On occasion properties with day to day issues can still throw up adverse search results. A competent conveyancing solicitor in Stepney should provide you some practical advice concerning this.
I am planning to acquire a property and require a conveyancing solicitor in Stepney who is on the Virgin Money conveyancing. Can you recommend a local solicitor?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Virgin Money in certain locations such as Stepney. We dont recommend any particular firm.
My friend advised me that where I am purchasing in Stepney I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
This is a search is occasionally quoted for as part of the standard Stepney conveyancing searches. It is a large report of about 40 pages, listing and setting out important information about Stepney around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Stepney Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding Stepney.
About to purchase a new build flat in Stepney. 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 questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Stepney
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Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Please supply a car parking plan.
I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing practitioner in Stepney for my house move. Is there any facility to check a firm’s complaints history with the legal regulator?
One can see published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For details Pre 2008, or to check a firm's history, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. International callers, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator may monitor telephone calls for training reasons.
Jane (my partner) and I may need to sub-let our Stepney ground floor flat temporarily due to a new job. We used a Stepney conveyancing practice in 2002 but they have since shut and we did not think at the time seek any advice as to whether the lease allows us to sublet. How do we find out?
Even though your previous Stepney conveyancing lawyer is no longer available you can check your lease to check if you are permitted to let out the apartment. The accepted inference is that if the deeds are silent, subletting is allowed. There may be a precondition that you are obliged to obtain permission from your landlord or some other party before subletting. The net result is that you cannot sublet in the absence of first obtaining consent. The consent must not not be unreasonably refused ore delayed. If the lease prohibits you from subletting the property you should ask your landlord for their consent.
Having spent years of correspondence we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Stepney. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?
Most definitely. We are happy to put you in touch with a Stepney conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a Stepney property is 12, 14 & 16 Hull Close in May 2010. the Tribunal determined that the premium payable for the acquisition of the freehold to the subject premises was the sum of £18,300 This case affected 3 flats. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 101.61 years.