My wife and I are about to complete buying a house in Birmingham but as a consequence of wreckage from some water damage at the property I have was able negotiate recompense from the current proprietors in the sum of three thousand pounds by way of a adjustment in the price. I had intended this to be dealt with as part of amending the contract however Leeds Building Society are not allowing this. Should they have been involved?
Your solicitor being on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel is required to advise Leeds Building Society of any amendments to the purchase price. If you were to refuse your property lawyer to notify the reduction to Leeds Building Society then they would have to discontinue acting for you. In addition, Leeds Building Society and you would have to appoint a new solicitor for your conveyancing in Birmingham.
Why is leasehold purchase conveyancing in Birmingham is more expensive?
The conveyancing charges on a leasehold property in Birmingham is often more expensive than on a freehold property. This is because there is an amount of extra time required in liaising with the landlord and management company to collate the information concerning whether the rent and service charges have been paid and whether there are any significant expenditure in the foreseeable future on repairs or maintenance of the building.
I have been recommended a conveyancing solicitor in Birmingham. I I would like to check whether they are on the The Mortgage Works approved list of lawyers. Can you help?
The first thing to do is contact your solicitor and enquire whether they can act for the bank. Alternatively please call The Mortgage Works who may be able to confirm.
My relative recommended that if I am buying in Birmingham I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
This is a search is usually quoted for as part of the standard Birmingham conveyancing searches. It is a large report of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out important information about Birmingham around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Birmingham Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Birmingham Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding Birmingham.
I have todaydiscovered that Arc property Solicitors have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Birmingham for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 18 months ago. How can I establish that my home is in my name in the name of the former proprietor?
The quickest method to check if the premises is in your name, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Birmingham conveyancing specialists.
My step-mother purchased her house in Birmingham in 2005. She has got married, widowed and has recently remarried. She intends to sell the property in a couple of months. I suspect that she will simply be asked to provide a copy of the marriage papers to the conveyancing practitioner but she is concerned it will frustrate the house move. Is it worth updating the land title information for the house?
You are not required to bring up to date the title for the property as long as you have the evidence required to show how the name change occurred.
The buyer’s lawyer will examine the registered details and requisition evidence to prove the change of name for instance marriage certificates.