I am assisting my step-mother sell her house in Tiverton. Will the conveyancing solicitor order the energy performance certificate or it is for me to coordinate?
After the abolition of HIPs, energy assessments became a required part of selling a house. An EPC needs to be commissioned before the property is advertised. It is not something that conveyancers normally arrange. If you are using a Tiverton conveyancing solicitor they may be able to arrange EPC’s due to their relationships with long established local providers
Intending to buy a house in Tiverton. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Tiverton lawyer is on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel.
My offer was accepted on a house in Tiverton on 8/1/2025, valuation was booked five days after, all came back fine. Conveyancer retained, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Principality and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Principality conveyancing panel. Are Principality entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Principality to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Principality conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
My partner and I are close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our home in Tiverton and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being constructed on contaminated land. Any local conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers instructed an online conveyancing firm rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Tiverton. We have lived in Tiverton for 5 years we know of no issue. Should we contact our local Authority to obtain confirmation that there is no issue.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing firm currently acting for you. What do they say? You need to enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same ailment)
I am looking for a leasehold apartment up to £245,000 and found one round the corner in Tiverton I like with amenity areas and railway links in the vicinity, however it's only got 49 years on the lease. There is not much else in Tiverton suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a lease with such few years left?
Should you need a mortgage that many years will be an issue. Reduce the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you could request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer about this matter.
I have been pointed in your direction by two or three local selling agents in Tiverton to find a conveyancer using your seach tool. Is there a financial upside for Estate Agents to recommend your services over and above alternative conveyancing organisations?
We don’t make any financial incentive for pointing buyers and sellers our way. We found it would be just too difficult to pay a commission because a client could think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I getting any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.
In surfing the world wide web for the term conveyancing in Tiverton it reveals many property lawyersin the area. How do I determine which is the suitable property lawyer for my move?
The preferential method of finding a suitable conveyancer is through a trusted testimonial, so seek the counsel of colleagues and those you trust who have bought a property in Tiverton or the respected estate agent or financial adviser. Costs for conveyancing in Tiverton vary, so it's advisable to obtain at least three quotes from different conveyancers. Dont forget to clarify that the charges are assured not to to be inflated.
I am a negotiator for a long established estate agency in Tiverton where we see a number of leasehold sales jeopardised as a result of short leases. I have received contradictory information from local Tiverton conveyancing firms. Could you clarify whether the vendor of a flat can start the lease extension process for the buyer?
As long as the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to commence the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the proposed purchaser can avoid having to sit tight for 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment has to be done before, or simultaneously with completion of the disposal of the property.
Alternatively, it may be possible 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.
Leasehold Conveyancing in Tiverton - A selection of Queries Prior to buying
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What is the maintenance charge and ground rent on the apartment? Who takes charge for maintaining and repairing the block? Can you tell me if there are any major works on the horizon that will likely increase the maintenance costs?