I am obtaining a mortgage offer from Santander. I would like to retain the legal services of a Licensed Conveyancer in Warlingham. Does the Santander Conveyancing panel exclude conveyancers regulated by the CLC?
The Santander conveyancing panel is, like many other lenders, represented by the CML or BSA, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.
We are looking to buy a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Warlingham who is on the Kent Reliance solicitor panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Kent Reliance . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Warlingham.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Warlingham?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Warlingham. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
Over the last few months I have been searching for a flat up to £305k and found one near me in Warlingham I like with a park and station nearby, the downside is that it's only got 51 years on the lease. There is not much else in Warlingham in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error buying a short lease?
If you need a mortgage the shortness of the lease will be problematic. Discount the price by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you may ask them to start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor about this.
I am hoping to sign contracts shortly on a leasehold property in Warlingham. Conveyancing solicitors have said that they are sending me a report within the next couple of days. What should I be looking out for?
The report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Warlingham should include some of the following:
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Will you be prohibited or prevented from having pets in the property? You should know if the lease permits you to change or upgrade aspects of the property- you must know whether it relates to all alterations or just structural alteration, and whether permission is mandated necessary Rent payments - what is payable and what the invoice dates are, and also know whether this will change in the future What you can do if an adjoining owner is in violation of a provision in their lease?
Having spent years of dialogue we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Warlingham. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?
Absolutely. We can put you in touch with a Warlingham conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a Warlingham premises is The Woodlands 95 Purley Park Road in April 2009. The Tribunals own valuation produced the figure of £37,912. This case affected 6 flats. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 78.32 years.
The financial adviser has suggested using their conveyancer for the conveyancing in Warlingham - Surely it’s easier to just use them?
This is not necessarily the case and you are entitled to instruct whichever property lawyer you decide for your Warlingham conveyancing. A property lawyer suggested by a 3rd party adviser may not necessarily be the best property lawyer, they may put forward their own conveyancing firm who are based remotely. In this instance you may not have contact with your conveyancing practitioner and due to the lack of continuity in the transaction, it may be difficult to obtain progress reports.