I am hoping to complete my purchase in West Ealing next Friday. My solicitor now wants me to supply her with proof of content and building insurance for the property as he says that he has to check this in his capacity as lawyer for the bank. What does the insurance need to cover?
All property lawyers on acting for mortgage companies would need to check that the following risks are covered fire; lightning; aircraft; explosion; earthquake; storm; flood; escape of water or oil; riot; malicious damage; theft or attempted theft; falling trees and branches and aerials; subsidence; heave;landslip;collision;accidental damage to underground services;professional fees, demolition and site clearance costs; and public liability to anyone else. There are some other issues such as the level of excess that are set out in a lender’s Part 2 conditions. These obligations are not specific to conveyancing in West Ealing.
I used Arc property Solicitors a few years past for my conveyancing in West Ealing. Now, I need the documents but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing 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 West Ealing 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.
Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in West Ealing. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.
Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in West Ealing
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Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants.
Are there any apps to assist me to search for a West Ealing solicitor on the Skipton Building Society conveyancing panel? I have a car and am happy to travel upto 10kilometers to meet the solicitor.
You can use the facility on this page. Please pick a bank and your location and you will see a number of West Ealing conveyancing lawyers locally. We have detailed some West Ealing conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can contact them to check whether they are on the Skipton Building Society approved list
We are a couple of weeks into a freehold purchase having been directed to solicitors by the estate agent to do our conveyancing in West Ealing. I am not happy. Could you you assist me in finding new lawyers?
A conveyancer would need to be very poor to suggest diss instructing them. Has your mortgage been sent? If so you need to inform them of the replacement solicitor and ensure the mortgage documents are issued to the new lawyers. Your new solicitor ideally should be on the mortgage company panel to avoid supplemental expenses and complications. So that should be your first question of the new solicitors. Our find a solicitor tool should help you find a lender approved solicitor for your conveyancing in West Ealing
There are only Sixty One years remaining on my lease in West Ealing. I now want to extend my lease but my landlord is missing. What options are available to me?
On the basis that you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be granted an extra 90 years by the Court. You will be obliged to prove that you have done all that could be expected to track down the lessor. For most situations an enquiry agent may be helpful to carry out a search and prepare a report to be used as proof that the landlord can not be located. It is advisable to get professional help from a conveyancer in relation to investigating the landlord’s absence and the application to the County Court covering West Ealing.
I inherited a second floor flat in West Ealing. In the absence of agreement between myself and the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the premium payable for a lease extension?
You certainly can. We can put you in touch with a West Ealing conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement case for a West Ealing residence is 6 Jessamine Road in August 2013. The Tribunals valuation (as annexed to the decision) calculated the amount payable as £18,355 for the freehold reversion This case affected 2 flats. The remaining number of years on the lease was 72.39 years.