I was recommended to a solicitor who has sent a quote for £1350 for freehold conveyancing in Woodlands. I am hoping to sell a newly refurbished detached home for £250,000. Is this overpriced? Is it in excess of the norm for conveyancing in Woodlands?
The estimate does seem marginally overpriced. If you are willing to expend time contrasting costs you may be able to get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by say £125. That being said, you mightlive to regret choosing an an unknown lawyer. Remember to be sure the firm can also act for your mortgage company. Do utilise our search tool to find a Woodlands conveyancing company on the banks conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Woodlands.
My fiance and I are refinancing our apartment in Woodlands with RBS. We have a son approaching twenty who lives at home. Our solicitor has asked us to disclose any adults other than ourselves who lives in the flat. Our lawyer has now e-mailed a document for our son to sign, waiving any legal rights in the event that the property is forfeited by the lender. I have a couple of questions (1) Is this document specific to the RBS conveyancing panel as he did not need to sign this form when we purchased 3 years ago (2) Does our son by signing this giving up his rights to inherit the property?
First, rest assured that your RBS conveyancing panel solicitor is doing the right thing as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to RBS. This is solely used to protect RBS if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave. It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of RBS had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Woodlands?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Woodlands. 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 buying a new build flat in Woodlands. Conveyancing is necessary evil 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 conveyancing.
Here are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Woodlands
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Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease.
Is it possible to switch conveyancer as I have to choose a firm on the Bank of Scotland conveyancing panel. I instructed a family conveyancing solicitor in Woodlands round the corner but the firm is not accepted by Bank of Scotland
It would be our pleasure to assist you select a conveyancing solicitor in Woodlands on the Bank of Scotland panel. Please note that the conveyancers that we list do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are fully regulated by the SRA who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Woodlands. In making use of search facility on this website, you can compare charges for conveyancing solicitors in Woodlands and beyond.
My parents cant seem to find their Woodlands property on the HM Land Registry site. They recall that 50 years ago when they bought the property there were complications with the post code not being recognised in some systems.
Nearly all residences in Woodlands should be revealed. Have you endevoured to search with simply the postcode. Normally it will identify all the houses and flats inside that postcode. Where recorded it will be there with a title number. Where they bought back in the 70’s it's conceivable it may be unregistered. The property may still be revealed but with the title number identified as 'na'. In this scenario you will need to find the original title documentation which might be with your parent’s bank.