Our family solicitor has sent a quote for £1150 for fixed fee conveyancing in Wallington. I am hoping to sell a purpose built detached home for £300,000. Are the quoted fees excessive? Is it in excess of the norm for conveyancing in Wallington?
The charges are a little high. Where you are willing to spend time comparing costs you could decrease the fees slightly by as much as a hundred pounds. On the other hand, you couldcome to regret choosing an a cheaper lawyer. Remember to check the firm can act for your mortgage company. Do utilise our comparison tool to find a Wallington conveyancing firm on the banks conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Wallington.
What can a local search reveal regarding the property my wife and I purchasing in Wallington?
Wallington conveyancing often starts with the applying for local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search company such as Xpress Legal The local search plays an important role in many a Wallington conveyancing purchase; that is if you don’t want any unpleasant surprises after you move into your new home. The search should provide data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of 13 topic headings.
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my house can not be found. The lawyers who did the conveyancing in Wallington 5 years ago no longer exist. What are my options?
Assuming you have a registered title the details of your ownership will be documented by the Land Registry under a Title Number. It is easy to perform a search at the Land Registry, locate your house and secure current copies of the property title for less than a fiver. Where the title is Leasehold then the Land Registry will usually hold a certified copy of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be ordered for £20 inclusive of VAT.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on a fortnight ago in what should have been a simple, chain free conveyancing. Wallington is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?
Flying freeholds in Wallington are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Wallington you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Wallington may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.
In my capacity as executor for the estate of my grandmother I am disposing of a residence in Monmouth but live in Wallington. My conveyancer (based 260 kilometers awayrequires that I sign a statutory declaration prior to completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing lawyer in Wallington who can witness this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are based in Wallington
Can you offer any advice when it comes to choosing a Wallington conveyancing practice to carry out our lease extension conveyancing?
When appointing a conveyancer for lease extension works (regardless if they are a Wallington conveyancing practice) it is most important that they be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of conveyancing. We recommend that you make enquires with two or three firms including non Wallington conveyancing practices prior to instructing a firm. If the firm is ALEP accredited then so much the better. The following questions could be helpful:
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Can they put you in touch with clients in Wallington who can give a testimonial? How experienced is the firm with lease extension legislation?
I own a ground floor flat in Wallington. Given that I can not reach agreement with the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the amount due for the purchase of the freehold?
if there is a missing freeholder or if there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the LVT to calculate the sum to be paid.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a Wallington residence is 21 & 23 Carshalton Grove in May 2009. the Tribunal adopted the figures presented as the premiums payable by the Applicant i.e. a total of £20,750. This case related to 2 flats. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 72 years.