My financial adviser has requested my Bexley law firm’s panel reference for the HSBC conveyancing panel. Can you suggest how I find this out. I have called my local Bexley office but they cant find it on their system.
You are best placed to get this information from your Bexley conveyancing practitioner . They keep a central record lender panel numbers.
Can the conveyancing solicitors that you recommend carry out right to buy conveyancing in Bexley?
We work with a variety of conveyancing solicitors carrying out right to buy conveyancing work You should get in touch with us to secure a costs calculation.
Me and my brother own a renovated Edwardian property in Bexley. Conveyancing solicitor acted for me and Bank of Scotland. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are a couple of entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold with the exact same address. Is it worth asking Bank of Scotland to clarify?
You need to assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Bexley and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also question the situation with the conveyancing solicitor who conducted the conveyancing.
Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Bexley. Conveyancing is daunting 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 legal work.
Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Bexley
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The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. 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. 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. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal.
Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Bexley ahead of appointing conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold element to the property. My surveyor has said that some banks will refuse to issue a mortgage on this type of property.
It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different instructions for example to Halifax. Should you wish to call us we can check with the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Bexley. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Bexley to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.
Can you offer any advice when it comes to finding a Bexley conveyancing firm to carry out our lease extension conveyancing?
When appointing a solicitor for lease extension works (regardless if they are a Bexley conveyancing firm) it is imperative that he or she should be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of conveyancing. We advise that you speak with two or three firms including non Bexley conveyancing practices before you instructing a firm. Where the conveyancing practice is ALEP accredited then that’s a bonus. The following questions might be helpful:
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How experienced is the practice with lease extension legislation?
I inherited a two-bedroom flat in Bexley. In the absence of agreement between myself and the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the sum payable for a lease extension?
in cases where there is a missing landlord or if there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the LVT to decide the price.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Bexley premises is 103a Footscray Road in January 2014. The tribunal determines that the premium payable for the extended lease should be £34,500 according to the expert witness valuation calculation This case related to 1 flat.