My husband and I are buying a 1 bedroom apartment in Water Orton with a mortgage. We have a Water Orton conveyancer, but the lender advise she’s not on their "panel". We have to appoint one of the bank panel firms or retain our Water Orton lawyer and pay for one of their panel firms to represent them. This seems very unfair; is there anything we can do?
Unfortunately,no. Your mortgage offer is subject to its terms and conditions, one of which will be that lawyers will on the bank’s conveyancing panel. Until recently, most lenders had large numbers of law firms on their panels: a borrower could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. A further alternative is for your Water Orton conveyancing solicitor to apply to be on the conveyancing panel.
I happen to be the single beneficiary of my late mum's estate and I have everything in my name alone, including the house in Water Orton. The Water Orton property was put into my name in May. I now wish to sell up. I understand that there is a CML six month 'rule', meaning my proprietorship could be considered the same way as though I had purchased the house in May. Is the property unsalable for six months?
The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook obliges solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you might be caught by that. How practical a view banks take of it, depend on the mortgage company as this clause primarily exists to identify the purchase and immediately sell or the flipping of properties.
Is it correct that all Water Orton CQS (Conveyancing Quality Scheme) solicitors are on the HSBC conveyancing panel?
Some major lenders now make use of the accreditation scheme as the kick off point for Panel membership such as HSBC and Santander. 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 solicitors wishing to join their panels.
I am selling my house. I had a double glazing fitted in March 2006, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s mortgage company, Barclays are being difficult. The Water Orton solicitor who is on the Barclays conveyancing panel is recommending indemnity insurance as a solution but Barclays are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do Barclays have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that Barclays have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Barclays may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on two weeks back in what should have been a quick, no chain conveyancing. Water Orton is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?
Flying freeholds in Water Orton are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Water Orton you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Water Orton may ascertain 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.
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I work for a long established estate agent office in Water Orton where we see a number of flat sales put at risk due to leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have been given contradictory information from local Water Orton conveyancing solicitors. Please can you confirm whether the owner of a flat can instigate the lease extension process for the purchaser on completion of the sale?
As long as the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. The benefit of this is that the proposed purchaser can avoid having to sit tight for 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment has to be done before, or at the same time as completion of the sale.
An alternative approach is to extend the lease informally by agreement with the landlord either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the purchaser.
Water Orton Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Examples of Queries before buying
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How much is the ground rent and service charge? How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their service charge payments? In the main the outlay for major works are not included within maintenance charges, although a few managing agents in Water Orton obliged leaseholders to pay into a sinking fund created for the specific intention of building a fund for major repairs or maintenance.
My wife and I have AIP from Chelsea Building Society who suggested we could borrow up to £400k. At what point do we need to instruct a practitioner for conveyancing? Water Orton is where we plan to move to.
You can instruct a conveyancing practitioner now requesting that they create a file for you. This will facilitate: 1) the estate agent to issue a Sales Memorandum to all parties 2) the seller’s solicitor to submit the draft paperwork. That being said, do not ask your conveyancer to start searches until you receive your valuation report via Chelsea Building Society and you are happy to proceed.