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Why is leasehold purchase conveyancing in Sutton is more expensive?

Sutton leasehold properties involve far more paperwork than a freehold purchase, and therefore takes more time to examine and advise upon.Conveyancing will involve the lease having to be checked which is usually a lengthy document, queries raised to ensure that the covenants and conditions have been observed. If it is a flat there will be a management company in existence and the accounts of this will need to be checked and enquiries raised to ensure it is operating efficiently and that all monies due have been paid by the Seller to the company and if not ensuring that money is paid up to date or the appropriate undertakings obtained.

My partner and I have organised the release of further monies on our home loan from Yorkshire BS as we want to carry out renovations to our house in Sutton. Are we obliged to choose a bricks and mortar Sutton solicitor on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel to handle the legals?

Yorkshire BS do not ordinarily require a member of their conveyancing panel to handle such a matter. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Yorkshire BS list.

I am purchasing a property in Sutton. One unusual aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Co-operative have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?

Given that you are obtaining a mortgage with Co-operative your lawyer must check the conveyancing requirements set out in Section two of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Co-operative. The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook sets out minimum conditions for solar panel roof-space leases, and conveyancers are required to report to Co-operative where a lease does not meet these conditions. The specifications relate to the installation of panels on properties nationwide and is not limited to Sutton.

Having digested plenty of mortgage guides, I note that they all recommend that you should get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my local Sutton solicitor - who is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. Is that normal?

Bank of Ireland will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Bank of Ireland will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. You may wish to consider appointing your own Sutton surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.

Have completed on a a semi-detached house in Sutton , how long will it take for the Land Registry to record my ownership? My Sutton conveyancing solicitor has been very slow, so I want to be sure the registration is concluded.

There is nothing unique about conveyancing in Sutton registration formalities. Rather than based on location, timeframes can differ according to the party submitting the application, whether there are errors and if the Land registry must send notices to any other parties. As of today roughly three quarters of submission are fully addressed within two weeks but some can be subject to longer delays. Registration is effected after the new owner is living at the property thus 'speed' is not always an essential issue yet if there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your solicitor should communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.

I am looking into buying my first house which is in Sutton and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Sutton. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Sutton area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Sutton. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

Is it best to use a Sutton conveyancing solicitor in close proximity to the house I am hoping to buy? We have a good friend who can execute the legal work however his firm is located 200kilometers drive away.

The primary upside of using a high street Sutton conveyancing firm is that you can drop in to execute documents, present your ID and apply pressure on them if necessary. They will also have local knowledge which is a benefit. However it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If you know people who instructed your friend and the majority were content that should outweigh using an unfamiliar Sutton conveyancing solicitor just because they are round the corner.

Completion is due on our sale of a £425,000 flat in Sutton in 8 days. The management company has quoted £396 for Certificate of Compliance, building insurance schedule and previous years statements of service charge. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge such fees for a leasehold conveyance in Sutton?

Sutton conveyancing on leasehold maisonettes normally involves fees being raised by freeholders :

Completing pre-contract enquiries Where consent is required before sale in Sutton Copies of the building insurance and schedule Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale

Your lawyer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Sutton leasehold premises is £350. For Sutton conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are required to provide the information.

I have had difficulty in trying to purchase the freehold in Sutton. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?

You certainly can. We are happy to put you in touch with a Sutton conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a Sutton residence is Buchanan Court 39 Vernon Road in April 2010. the Tribunal assessed that the premium payable for the freehold of the block should be £44,000. This case was in relation to 2 flats. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 66.67 years.