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I am helping my mother sell her property in Penryn. Will the conveyancer order the EPC or should I organise this?

After the demise of Home Information Packs, energy assessments was maintained a required element of selling a property. An EPC must be commissioned before the property is put on the market. It is not as aspect of the sale process that lawyers normally arrange. Where you are using a Penryn conveyancing lawyer they might be willing to arrange energy performance certificates given their relationships with reputable local accredited person

My wife and I are at the point of looking at apartments in Penryn and I am about to put in an offer. Should I already have a property lawyer appointed at this stage? I am planning to take a mortgage with Principality.

It would be wise to instigate your search sooner rather than later. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their contact information on to the estate agent. Given that you are seeking a mortgage with Principality, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Principality conveyancing panel.

I've read lots of mortgage guides, I note that it is considered advisable to get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my local Penryn solicitor - who is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. is that correct?

Kent Reliance will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Kent Reliance 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 conveyancing practitioner 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 Penryn postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Kent Reliance, you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in Penryn.

Do I need to take out insurance to address the risk of chancel repairs when buying a house in Penryn?

Unless a prior purchase of the premises took place after 12 October 2013 you may assume that lawyers conducting conveyancing in Penryn to remain recommending a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

The deeds to my home are lost. The lawyers who handled the conveyancing in Penryn 4 years ago no longer exist. What are my next steps?

As long as the title is registered the details of your ownership will be documented by HMLR under a Title Number. It is possible to conduct a search at the Land Registry, identify your house and order up to date copies of the Registered Entries for a small fee. Where the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will usually retain a certified duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be obtained for £20 inclusive of VAT.

I was pointed in your direction by a few estate agents in Penryn to select a property lawyer on your site. Is there a financial advantage for Estate Agents to market your lawyers rather than another?

We refuse to offer any referral fee for pointing buyers and sellers in our direction. We thought it would be too underhand a fee because home movers will think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I receiving any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.

My father has recommend that I instruct his conveyancers in Penryn. Should I find my own solicitor?

No doubt the ideal way to choose a conveyancing practitioner is to get referrals from friends or family who have experience in using the conveyancer you're considering.

Completion is due on the sale of our £350,000 apartment in Penryn next week. The freeholder has quoted £408 for Certificate of Compliance, building insurance schedule and 3 years service charge statements. Is the landlord entitled to charge such fees for a leasehold conveyance in Penryn?

Penryn conveyancing on leasehold maisonettes normally involves fees being raised by freeholders :

Completing conveyancing due diligence enquiries Where consent is required before sale in Penryn Copies of the building insurance and schedule Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale

Your solicitor will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Penryn leasehold property is £350. For Penryn conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are required to supply the information.

Penryn Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Examples of Questions you should consider Prior to Purchasing

In the main the cost for major works are not included within service charges, although a few managing agents in Penryn ask tenants to pay into a reserve fund and this is used to offset against major works. The majority of Penryn leasehold flats will have a service charge for the upkeep of the building set on behalf of the freeholder. Should you purchase the apartment you will have to meet this contribution, usually in instalments throughout the year. This could differ from a few hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for blocks with lifts and large communal grounds. In all likelihood there will be a ground rent for you to pay yearly, ordinarily this is not a exorbitant figure, say approximately £25-£75 but you should to enquire as sometimes it could be prohibitively expensive. Does the lease include onerous restrictions?