My brother-in-law has suggested I instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Wimbledon. I I am struggling to find out whether they are accepted on the Santander conveyancing panel. Can you advise?
The first thing you should do is e-mail your lawyer and enquire if they can act for the lender. Otherwise you should get in touch with Santander who may be able to assist.
My friend recommended that where I am buying in Wimbledon I should ask my conveyancer to carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
This is a search is occasionally included in the estimate for your Wimbledon conveyancing searches. It is a large report of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing significant information about Wimbledon around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Wimbledon Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Wimbledon Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data about Wimbledon.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Wimbledon?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Wimbledon. 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 have been on the look out for a flat up to £235,500 and identified one close by in Wimbledon I like with open areas and station in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 51 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Wimbledon in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a lease with such few years left?
Should you require a mortgage that many years will likely be problematic. Reduce the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the premises for a minimum of twenty four months you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor regarding this matter.
I am looking to sell my property. My past conveyancers closed down. I would be grateful for any recommendation of a conveyancing firm. Im based in Wimbledon if that makes things easier.
Please use our search tool to help you choose a solicitor for your conveyancing in Wimbledon. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with lender approved solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move runs with a minimum of fuss.
Having checked my lease I have discovered that there are only Seventy years remaining on my flat in Wimbledon. I now want to extend my lease but my freeholder is absent. What are my options?
On the basis that you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application 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. However, you will be required to demonstrate that you have used your best endeavours to locate the landlord. For most situations a specialist would be useful to carry out a search and to produce a report to be accepted by the court as evidence that the freeholder can not be located. It is advisable to get professional help from a conveyancer in relation to investigating the landlord’s absence and the vesting order request to the County Court covering Wimbledon.
I inherited a first floor flat in Wimbledon. Given that I can not reach agreement with the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the sum payable for a lease extension?
Absolutely. We are happy to put you in touch with a Wimbledon conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a Wimbledon flat is 629 Garratt Lane in September 2014. The consideration payable for the acquisition of the freehold of the subject property was the sum £21,302.74. This represented a valuation of the freehold in the sum of £23,864 from which the sum of £2561.27 has been deducted in respect of certain costs in repairing and insuring the premises This case related to 3 flats. The remaining number of years on the lease was 72.94 years.