Completed the sale of my flat in Waltham last June yet the purchaser is calling me to moan that her solicitor needs to hear from mysolicitor. What should my lawyer have done now that I have sold?
Following your sale your solicitor is committed to deliver the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors. If applicable, your lawyer must also evidence that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been discharged to the buyers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion procedures peculiar conveyancing in Waltham.
We are downsizing from our house in Waltham and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being built on contaminated land. A local lawyer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the buyers used an internet conveyancing practice as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Waltham. We have lived in Waltham for 5 years we know that this is a non issue. Do we contact our local Authority to obtain clarification need.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing lawyer already. What do they say? You must 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 was advised by a few selling agents in Waltham to locate a solicitor on your site. Is there a financial advantage for Estate Agents to offer your lawyers rather than alternative conveyancing organisations?
We don’t give any financial incentive for directing people in our direction. We found it would be just too difficult a fee 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.
I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing lawyer in Waltham for my house move. Is there any facility to review a firm’s complaints history with the profession’s regulator?
Anyone may find documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's history, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For non-uk callers, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA sometimes recorded telephone calls for training purposes.
Last October I purchased a leasehold property in Waltham. Am I liable to pay service charges for periods before my ownership?
Where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous lessee and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. Strange as it may seem, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. A critical element of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to be sure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.
If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).
Leasehold Conveyancing in Waltham - Examples of Questions you should ask before Purchasing
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How is the lease structured? What prohibitions are there in the Waltham Lease? The prefered form of lease arrangement is if the freehold interest is in the ownership of the leaseholders. In this arrangement the leaseholders enjoy being in charge if their destiny and notwithstanding that a managing agent is frequently employed if it is bigger than a house conversion, the managing agent acts for the leaseholders themselves.
I have been recommended a conveyancing solicitor in Waltham. I I would like to check if they are listed on the bank's approved list of lawyers. Could you or the lender confirm if they are on the panel?
It’s a good idea phone the conveyancer to enquire if they are on the lender's approved list. Alternatively please get in touch with us and we can investigate and revert. Should the firm not be on the bank panel we we can help find a quality conveyancing solicitor in Waltham on the approved list for your mortgage company.