My conveyancer has identified a defect with the lease for the property we are buying in Aldershot. The seller’s lawyers have put forward defective title insurance as a workaround. We are happy with insurance and will pay for it. Our conveyancing practitioner says that he must check that the lender is happy with this solution. Are we the client or is the mortgage company ?
The short answer to your last question is that, notwithstanding the potential for a conflict of interest, you and the mortgage company are the client. Your solicitor must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions. The UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions require your lawyer to disclose issues such as defects with the lease so that the lender can be afforded the opportunity to check with their valuer as to the extent that the value of the property is affected. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.
We had selected conveyancers with offices in Aldershot on the Coventry BS solicitor panel. They are now charging me a supplemental sum for handling the Coventry BS mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee set by Coventry BS?
Unfortunately, as long as it is in their Terms and Conditions or estimate then yes your lawyer can levy a fee for this. This charge is not set by Coventry BS but by your Aldershot lawyer. Numerous firms on the Coventry BS panel will levy ’dealing with mortgage’ fee and others do not.
We are getting a further advance on our home loan from Nationwide as we intend to carry out renovations to our house in Aldershot. Do we need to choose a local Aldershot solicitor on the Nationwide conveyancing panel to handle the paperwork?
Nationwide don't usually appoint a member of their approved list of lawyers to handle the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Nationwide panel.
Planning on purchasing a house in Aldershot. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the UBS conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Aldershot lawyer is on the UBS conveyancing panel.
What can a local search reveal regarding the house we're purchasing in Aldershot?
Aldershot conveyancing often commences with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company for example Searchflow The local search is essential in every Aldershot conveyancing purchase; as long as you wish to avoid any unpleasant surprises after you move into your new home. The search should supply information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the premises (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 subject sections.
Due to the guidance of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Aldershot prior to instructing conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. My surveyor has said that some lenders tend refuse to give a loan on such a premises.
It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different instructions from Halifax. If you e-mail us we can check with the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Aldershot. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Aldershot especially if they are familiar with such properties in Aldershot.
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I've found a house that seems to tick a lot of boxes, at a great price which is making it more attractive. I have subsequently discovered that it's a leasehold rather than freehold. I would have thought that there are particular concerns buying a leasehold house in Aldershot. Conveyancing lawyers have are soon to be instructed. Will they explain the issues?
The majority of houses in Aldershot are freehold and not leasehold. This is one of the situations where having a local conveyancer used to dealing with such properties who can assist with the conveyancing process. it is apparent that you are buying in Aldershot in which case you should be shopping around for a Aldershot conveyancing solicitor and be sure that they have experience in advising on leasehold houses. First you will need to check the number of years remaining. As a lessee you will not be at liberty to do whatever you want with the house. The lease will likely included provisions such as obtaining the landlord’spermission to conduct changes to the property. You may also be required to pay a maintenance charge towards the maintenance of the communal areas where the house is part of an estate. Your solicitor should advise you fully on all the issues.
Aldershot Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - A selection of Queries before Purchasing
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How many years remain on the lease? The best form of lease arrangement is if the freehold reversion is in the ownership of the leaseholders. In this scenario the tenants have control and although a managing agent is usually retained where the building is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent is directed by the tenants. Where a Aldershot lease has fewer than eighty years it will impact the value of the flat. It is worth checking with your bank that they are willing to lend given the lease term. Leases with less than 80 years remaining means that you will most likely require a lease extension sooner rather than later and you need to have some idea of what this will be. For most Aldershotlease extensions you will need to own the property for 24 months before you are eligible to extend the lease.