At what point will exchange of contracts occur in domestic conveyancing in The Hale and am I required to be at the solicitors office?
If you are near to our conveyancing solicitors in The Hale you are welcome to come in to sign contracts. However, the lender approved solicitors we work with supply a nationwide conveyancing service and give as equally diligent and professional a job for you when communicating with you electronically. The executing of the contract is not the point of no return. Signing on the dotted line simply enables the firm to officially exchange when the time is right, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The exchange process is is usually a five minute process, although where an extended "chain" is in play, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in The Hale)to be in the office at the appropriate time.
Our mortgage company has suggested solicitors on their panel based in The Hale but I would rather instruct a conveyancing lawyer in The Hale local to me. Can you assist?
Not all The Hale conveyancing practitioners are on all banks conveyancing panel. Use the above find an approved solicitor tool to choose a The Hale conveyancing solicitor on the on the mortgage company panel.
I require expedited conveyancing in The Hale as I have pressure to complete in less than 4 weeks. Fortunately I do not need a mortgage. Is it possible to avoid the conveyancing searches to save fees and time?
As you are are a mortgage free buyer you are at liberty not to have searches carried out although no conveyancer would recommend that you don't. Drawing on years of experience of conveyancing in The Hale the following are examples of what can appear and adversely impact future mortgageability: Refused Planning Applications, Overdue Fees, Outstanding Grants, Road Schemes,...
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in The Hale?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in The Hale. 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…’
How difficult is it to change solicitor as I need to select one who is on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. I had appointed a high street conveyancing solicitor in The Hale round the corner but she is not accepted by Leeds Building Society
It would be our pleasure to help you select a conveyancing solicitor in The Hale on the Leeds Building Society panel. Please note that the law firms that we on the directory do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are under regulation of the Solicitors Regulation Authority who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in The Hale. Using the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this website, you can compare costs for conveyancing solicitors in The Hale and throughout England and Wales.
I am a negotiator for a reputable estate agency in The Hale where we have experienced a few leasehold sales derailed due to short leases. I have been given inconsistent advice from local The Hale conveyancing solicitors. Please can you shed some light as to whether the vendor of a flat can commence the lease extension process for the buyer?
Provided that the seller has owned the lease for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. The benefit of this is that the proposed purchaser need not have to sit tight for 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed prior to, or simultaneously with completion of the disposal of the property.
An alternative approach is to extend the lease informally by agreement with the landlord either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the purchaser.
Notwithstanding our best efforts, we have been unsuccessful in trying to purchase the freehold in The Hale. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?
Absolutely. We can put you in touch with a The Hale conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a The Hale property is 20 Orchard Court Stonegrove in June 2009. The tribunal decided that a premium of £11,040 should be payable for the new lease This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 71.55 years.