Souldappointing a Tottenham Green conveyancing firm make my purchase more efficient?
In the main conveyancing practitioners in your location will enjoy excellent alliances with your local authority, which could help with your Tottenham Green conveyancing searches that your solicitor will need to carry out. It can only be a plus if they enjoy good connections with the Land Registry in your area Tottenham Green, other property lawyers in the neighbourhood and Tottenham Green property agents.
How up to date is your search tool for Tottenham Green conveyancing solicitors on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel? Do Kent Reliance send you an updated list?
Tottenham Green conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Kent Reliance directly.
We are purchasing a 4 bedroom semi-detached house in Tottenham Green. The intention is to an extension at the rear at the property.Will legal conveyancing on the property involve enquiries to determine if these alterations are allowed?
Your solicitor should review the registered title as conveyancing in Tottenham Green can on occasion identify restrictions in the title deeds which prohibit certain alterations or require the consent of a 3rd party. Certain works need local authority planning permissions and approval under the building regulations. Some areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or impact extensions. You should check these issues with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.
Are all Tottenham Green Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the Co-operative conveyancing list of approved solicitors?
A selection of banks and building societies now make use of the accreditation scheme as the kick off point for Panel membership such as HSBC and Santander. The Law Society’s CQS membership however gives no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless,the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitor practices wishing to remain on their approved list of conveyancing solicitors.
I have paid off my mortgage with Coventry BS. I assume I don't need a Tottenham Green property lawyer on the Coventry BS panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your Coventry BS mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Coventry BS mortgage from the register. Coventry BS, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
- but are not moving to another property
- where Coventry BS has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- Coventry BS has instructed the Land Registry to do so
Due to the guidance of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Tottenham Green before appointing solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the property. The surveyor advised that some mortgage companies tend refuse to grant a loan on such a house.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different requirements for example to Halifax. If you call us we can check via the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Tottenham Green. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Tottenham Green to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
I have been recommended by a few estate agents in Tottenham Green to select a property lawyer using your seach tool. Is there a financial incentive for Estate Agents to recommend your site over alternative conveyancing organisations?
We don’t offer any referral fee for pointing buyers and sellers our way. We found it would be just too difficult to pay a commission as members of the public would think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not receiving any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.
What advice can you give us when it comes to finding a Tottenham Green conveyancing firm to deal with our lease extension?
If you are instructing a solicitor for your lease extension (regardless if they are a Tottenham Green conveyancing practice) it is essential that they be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of conveyancing. We suggest that you talk with two or three firms including non Tottenham Green conveyancing practices before you instructing a firm. Where the conveyancing practice is ALEP accredited then that’s a bonus. The following questions might be helpful:
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How experienced is the practice with lease extension legislation? Can they put you in touch with clients in Tottenham Green who can give a testimonial?
I have attempted and failed to negotiate with my landlord to extend my lease without success. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal decide on such issues? Can you recommend a Tottenham Green conveyancing firm to represent me?
Most certainly. We are happy to put you in touch with a Tottenham Green conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement case for a Tottenham Green premises is 22 Wakefield Road in January 2012. Following a vesting order Clerkenwell and Shoreditch County Court under section 26 of the Leasehold Reform,Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 on 9th May 2011 the Tribunal decided that the price that the Applicant for the freehold interest should pay is £17,400 This case related to 2 flats. The unexpired lease term was 74.13 years.