In the event thatI were to acquire a freehold homein Swanage for cash and have no survey and no local authority searches how much would I expect to have to pay for conveyancing in Swanage?
The sole saving you would make on is the Swanage conveyancing searches. Your conveyancing practitioner is required to do the vast majority of work - money laundering, communicating with the sellers lawyer, stamp duty return, register the property etc. You might save a bit for them not needing to register a charge however it will not be significant.
Me and my brother own a semi-detached Edwardian property in Swanage. Conveyancing solicitor acted for me and Barclays . I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are two entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold with the exact same property. Is it worth asking Barclays to clarify?
You need to read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Swanage and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also enquire as to the situation with the conveyancing lawyer who conducted the purchase.
About to purchase a new build apartment in Swanage. 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 conveyancing.
Here are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Swanage
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Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. 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.
Is it possible to swap solicitor as I need to choose a firm on the Alliance & Leicester conveyancing list. I had appointed a high street conveyancing solicitor in Swanage five minutes from me but the firm is not accepted by Alliance & Leicester
We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Swanage on the Alliance & Leicester panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we list do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are authorised and regulated by the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Swanage. In utilising search facility on this site, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Swanage.
Am I best advised to appoint a Swanage conveyancing solicitor in close proximity to the house I am hoping to buy? We have a good friend who can execute the conveyancing but they are based 300kilometers away.
The primary upside of using a local Swanage conveyancing firm is that you can visit the firm to sign documents, hand in your ID and apply pressure on them where appropriate. They will also have local insight which is a plus. However it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If if people you trust used your friend and on the whole were happy that must outweigh using an unfamiliar Swanage conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being Swanage based.
There are only 68 years remaining on my lease in Swanage. I am keen to get lease extension but my freeholder is absent. What are my options?
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 mean that your lease can be lengthened by the magistrate. However, you will be required to prove that you have made all reasonable attempts to track down the freeholder. In some cases a specialist may be useful to try and locate and prepare an expert document which can be used as proof that the freeholder can not be located. It is advisable to get professional help from a solicitor both on proving the landlord’s disappearance and the application to the County Court overseeing Swanage.
I inherited a leasehold flat in Swanage, conveyancing formalities finalised May 2005. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Equivalent properties in Swanage with a long lease are worth £180,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £65 invoiced every year. The lease terminates on 21st October 2083
With only 58 years left to run we estimate the price of your lease extension to be between £22,800 and £26,400 as well as professional fees.
The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to advice on the actual costs in the absence of comprehensive due diligence. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other issues that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward placing reliance on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.