My son is in the process of securing a newly built flat in Whitworth with a mortgage from TSB. His solicitor has advised him of a delay in receiving the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. Who needs to receive the form?
The document is intended to provide information to the main parties engaged in the transaction. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the TSB conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the valuer when asked. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the TSB conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.
We note that you have a search directory listing firms on the Skipton conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I instruct them for our conveyancing in Whitworth?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Skipton conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Whitworth.
My mortgage company has suggested solicitors on their panel based in Whitworth but I would rather choose a conveyancing lawyer in Whitworth or nearer to where I live. Are you able to help?
Not all Whitworth conveyancing practices are on all banks conveyancing panel. Do make the most of our search tool to choose a Whitworth conveyancing solicitor on the on the mortgage company panel.
What does a local search tell me concerning the house I am purchasing in Whitworth?
Whitworth conveyancing often commences with the applying for local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search organisations such as Searches UK The local search is essential in every Whitworth conveyancing purchase; as long as you don’t want any nasty once you have moved into your property. The search should reveal data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of 13 topic areas.
I used Stirling Law several years past for my conveyancing in Whitworth. Now, I need my documents however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 Whitworth 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.
Having checked my lease I have discovered that there are only Fifty years unexpired on my lease in Whitworth. I now wish to extend my lease but my freeholder is absent. What should I do?
If 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 mean that your lease can be lengthened by the Court. You will be obliged to demonstrate that you or your lawyers have done all that could be expected to track down the freeholder. On the whole a specialist may be useful to try and locate and prepare a report to be used as proof that the landlord is indeed missing. It is wise to seek advice from a property lawyer in relation to devolving into the landlord’s disappearance and the vesting order request to the County Court overseeing Whitworth.
I inherited a 1 bedroom flat in Whitworth, conveyancing having been completed in 2006. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Equivalent flats in Whitworth with over 90 years remaining are worth £197,000. The ground rent is £55 invoiced annually. The lease terminates on 21st October 2080
With just 55 years unexpired we estimate the price of your lease extension to span between £31,400 and £36,200 as well as legals.
The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to provide a more accurate figure without more comprehensive investigations. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other issues that need to be considered and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action placing reliance on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.