I am helping my niece sell her flat in Whitechapel. Will the conveyancing solicitor order the EPC or it is for the owner to coordinate?
After the demise of Home Packs, energy assessments became a compulsory component of moving house. An EPC must be to hand in advance of the property being advertised. This is not as aspect of the sale process that conveyancers ordinarily organise. Where you are instructing a Whitechapel conveyancing lawyer they may be able to arrange energy performance certificates given their contacts with long established Whitechapel accredited person
I am buying a victorian detached house in Whitechapel. The intention is to carry out an extension to the side at the house.Will the conveyancing process involve enquiries to see if these works are permitted?
Your conveyancer should check the registered title as conveyancing in Whitechapel can on occasion identify restrictions in the title documents which prevent certain alterations or need the consent of another owner. Certain extensions require local authority planning consent and approval in accordance building regulations. Many locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or affect extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor before you commit yourself to a purchase.
I have instructed a Whitechapel lawyer having checked that they are on the Skipton conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?
Skipton will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Skipton will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. Your solicitor will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your Whitechapel postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Skipton, you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in Whitechapel.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Whitechapel?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Whitechapel. 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…’
I am looking for a ground for flat up to £235,500 and found one close by in Whitechapel I like with a park and railway links nearby, however it's only got 49 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Whitechapel suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a short lease?
Should you require a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term will be a potential deal breaker. Discount the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing owner has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you could ask them to start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer concerning this.
Is it possible to switch conveyancer as I have to instruct a firm on the Skipton Building Society conveyancing list. I was using a family conveyancing solicitor in Whitechapel round the corner but he is not approved by Skipton Building Society
We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Whitechapel on the Skipton Building Society panel. Please note that the law firms that we on the directory do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are under regulation of the Solicitors Regulation Authority who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Whitechapel. In utilising the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this website, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Whitechapel.
My father has recommend that I instruct his conveyancing solicitors in Whitechapel. Should I use them?
Much as we are happy to recommend a Whitechapel conveyancing lawyer it’s preferable to choose a conveyancing solicitor is to get recommendations from friends or family who have previously instructed the firm you're are thinking of instructing.
Can you provide any top tips for leasehold conveyancing in Whitechapel from the point of view of saving time on the sale process?
- A significant proportion of the frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Whitechapel can be reduced where you get in touch lawyers the minute you market your property and request that they start to put together the leasehold information which will be required by the buyers’ solicitors. If you have carried out any alterations to the residence would they have required Landlord’s approval? In particular have you installed wooden flooring? Whitechapel leases often stipulate that internal structural changes or installing wooden flooring require a licence from the Landlord consenting to such changes. Should you dont have the consents to hand you should not contact the landlord without contacting your solicitor in the first instance. A minority of Whitechapel leases require Licence to Assign from the landlord. If this applies to your lease, it would be prudent to place the estate agents on notice to make sure that the purchasers obtain bank and professional references. The bank reference will need to confirm that the buyers are financially capable of paying the yearly service charge and the actual amount of the service charge should be quoted in the bank’s letter. You will therefore need to provide your estate agents with the actual amount of the service charge so that they can pass this information on to the buyers or their lawyers. If you have had any disputes with your freeholder or managing agents it is very important that these are settled prior to the flat being marketed. The buyers and their solicitors will be reluctant to purchase a flat where a dispute is unresolved. You may need to swallow your pride and discharge any arrears of service charge or resolve the dispute prior to completion of the sale. It is therefore preferable to have any dispute settled ahead of the contract papers being issued to the buyers’ solicitors. You will still have to reveal particulars of the dispute to the purchasers, but it is clearly preferable to present the dispute as over as opposed to unresolved. The majority of landlords or Management Companies in Whitechapel charge for supplying management packs for a leasehold premises. You or your lawyers should find out the fee that they propose to charge. The management pack sought as soon as you have a buyer, thus reducing delays. The typical amount of time it takes to obtain the necessary information is three weeks. It is the most usual cause of frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Whitechapel.
I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord for a lease extension without any joy. Can I apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal? Can you recommend a Whitechapel conveyancing firm to represent me?
if there is a missing landlord or if there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant statutes it is possible to make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to determine the amount due.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement matter before the tribunal for a Whitechapel premises is 1-41 Royal Tower Lodge 40 Cartwright Street in April 2013. the tribunal adding the agreed value of capitalised ground rents and the reversion the price to be paid for the freehold was £1,187,000 This case affected 41 flats. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 107 years.