I am the registered owner of a freehold premises in Wallingford but still invoiced for rent, why is this and what is this?
It’s unusual for properties in Wallingford and has limited impact for conveyancing in Wallingford but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.
Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges have existed for hundreds of years, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the establishment of new rentcharges post 1977.
Old rentcharges can now be extinguished by making a lump sum payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence after 2037 is to be dispensed with completely.
I am helping my aunt sell her flat in Wallingford. Will the conveyancer arrange the EPC or should I organise this?
Following the demise of Home Packs, energy assessments remained a compulsory part of selling a house. An energy performance certificate must be commissioned prior to the property being advertised. This is not as aspect of the sale process that lawyers ordinarily arrange. Where you are instructing a Wallingford conveyancing practitioner they might be willing to arrange energy assessments due to their contacts with reputable local accredited person
Please help - my lawyer says that lack of building regulations insurance is needed on my purchase. What is the level of cover for Wallingford conveyancing?
The right level of lack of building regulations indemnity insurance should be dictated by who who your lender is. It would differ for example between Yorkshire Building Society and Coventry Building Society. Conveyancing lawyers as opposed to borrowers take out such policies.
Can I be sure that the Wallingford conveyancing solicitor on the Co-operative panel is any good?
When it comes to conveyancing in Wallingford obtaining recommendations is a sensible start. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one which is cheap as chips. We would always advocate that you speak with the solicitor conducting your conveyancing.
I used Action Conveyancing several years ago for my conveyancing in Wallingford. I now require my papers however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Wallingford of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I am buying a new build house in Wallingford benefiting from help to buy. The developers would not budge the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The sale representative suggested that I not disclose to my lawyer about this side-deal as it will jeopardize my mortgage with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
My husband and I are first time buyers - agreed a price, yet the selling agent advised that the vendor will only proceed if we use the agent's chosen lawyers as they want an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a high street solicitor who is accustomed to conveyancing in Wallingford
We suspect that the seller is not behind this request. If they desire ‘a quick sale', alienating a genuine buyer is likely to cause more damage than good. Try to communicate with the owners directly and make sure they comprehend that (a)you are motivated purchasers (b)you are ready to go, with mortgage lined up © you are chain free (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you are going to appoint your preferred Wallingford conveyancing firm - as opposed tothose that will provide their estate agent a commission or hit his conveyancing thresholds pre-set by HQ.
I purchased a house in Wallingford last 17/6/2024 and to date it is still not recorded with HM Land Registry. It was part of a new estate and my conveyancing practitioner told me that it may take twelve months to register. I have contacted the Land Registry directly and they say that the initial application was cancelled due to failure to reply to requisitions. Should I be concerned?
Contact your conveyancer - Where you are unsatisfied with the responses, look up their firm’s complaints procedure and escalate your concerns to a Partner. Registrations for Wallingford conveyancing are not known to be significantly delayed.