We decided to go with a high street lawyer for our conveyancing in Altrincham yesterday. Going through the Terms and Conditions I seewe are liable for costs even if our purchase aborts. Should I ditch them and select an on-line conveyancing company offering no completion no charge conveyancing in Altrincham?
Generally there is a compromise along the lines that if "No Sale No Fee" is advertised then the fee levels will generally be more expensive to offset those cases that do not proceed. Also remember that such promotions tend not to protect you from expenditure for instance Altrincham conveyancing search fees.
Completed the sale of my flat in Altrincham last October yet the purchaser is calling daily to moan that his solicitor needs to hear from mysolicitor. What should my lawyer have done following completion?
Post completion of your house sale your lawyer should send the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. Depending on the transaction, your lawyer should also confirm that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been paid off to the buyers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion formalities unique to conveyancing in Altrincham.
My relative advised me that if I am buying in Altrincham 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?
A search of this type is sometimes included in the estimate for your Altrincham conveyancing searches. It is a large report of about 40 pages, listing and detailing important information about Altrincham around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data regarding Altrincham.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a property I have offered on a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a simple, no chain conveyancing. Altrincham is the location of the property. Can you offer any advice?
Flying freeholds in Altrincham are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Altrincham you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Altrincham may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.
How can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my commercial premises in Altrincham and how can you help?
The 1954 Act provides protection to business tenants, giving them the legal entitlement to apply to court for a continuation of occupancy when the lease comes to an end. There are certain specified grounds that a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are involved. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Altrincham is one of the numerous locations in which the firms we work with are based
Back In 2008, I bought a leasehold flat in Altrincham. Conveyancing and Birmingham Midshires mortgage are in place. A letter has just been received from someone claiming to own the freehold. It included a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1995. The conveyancing practitioner in Altrincham who acted for me is not around. Do I pay?
The first thing you should do is make enquiries of the Land Registry to be sure that this person is in fact the registered owner of the freehold reversion. It is not necessary to instruct a Altrincham conveyancing practitioner to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for £3. You should note that in any event, even if this is the legitimate freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.
Altrincham Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Queries Prior to buying
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How many years are left on the lease? What is the name of the managing agents? This question is helpful as a) areas can cause problems for the building as the communal areas may begin to deteriorate if repairs remain unpaid b) if the tenants have a dispute with the running of the building you will need to have full disclosure