I have given 2 months notice to my existing landlord and have to be out of my let out flat in Becontree by 4/11/2025. Conveyancing for my house purchase has just started. How realistic is it to complete in a couple of weeks as I wish to avoid having to find short term accommodation?
It is unwise to serve notice for your tenancy unless exchange of contracts has taken place. Assuming that you have not already done so, speak to your lawyer and ask them to they seek the assistance the other lawyers, try to an acceptable time-line that all parties will aim to achieve
Will conveyancers ask for an advanced payment for conveyancing in Becontree?
Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Becontree your lawyer will ask you put them with monies to cover the search fees. This will be the total of the cost of the Local Authority Search. When the deposit is payable against the total price then this will be needed immediately before contracts are exchanged. Any further balance that is due will be payable shortly before completion.
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our house can not be found. The conveyancers who did the conveyancing in Becontree 5 years ago have long since closed. Will I be able to sell the house?
You no longer need to have the physical deeds to prove you are the registered proprietor of land or property, as the Land Registry have everything they need in a digital format.
I am buying a new build apartment in Becontree. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.
Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Becontree
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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 unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision.
My husband and I may need to let out our Becontree garden flat for a while due to a career opportunity. We used a Becontree conveyancing firm in 2002 but they have since shut and we did not think at the time get any guidance as to whether the lease allows us to sublet. How do we find out?
Notwithstanding that your last Becontree conveyancing solicitor is no longer around you can review your lease to check if it allows you to sublet the premises. The accepted inference is that if the deeds are silent, subletting is allowed. There may be a precondition that you need to seek consent via your landlord or some other party before subletting. This means that you cannot sublet in the absence of prior permission. The consent must not not be unreasonably refused ore delayed. If your lease does not allow you to sublet you should ask your landlord if they are willing to waive this restriction.
Having spent years of dialogue we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Becontree. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?
Absolutely. We can put you in touch with a Becontree conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Becontree flat is 49 Aldborough Road South in July 2012. The Tribunal decided that the premium payable for the grant of the new lease was £13,925 This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 61.36 years.
My friend mentioned that when choosing a conveyancing firm they must be approved by your lender. This is my first home move but I have an AIP via Nat West Bank and I already have a high street conveyancing solicitor in Becontree on standby. Will HSBC insist on an approved lawyer to be instructed? If so, where can I find that list for my conveyancing in Becontree?
You should use a solicitor that is on the HSBC panel. The first thing to do is telephone your preferred Becontree conveyancing solicitor to check if they are on the HSBC panel. If they are not on the panel you have numerous options available to you here:
- Carry on with your chosen Becontree solicitor but HSBC will need to retain a conveyancer from their conveyancing panel. The net impact is additional cost together with probable interruption.
- Get a fresh solicitor to act in the purchase, obviously checking they are on the HSBC conveyancing panel.
- Convince your lawyer to do everything possible to join the HSBC panel of solicitors.