Can I use your services to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Bitterne even where I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for example where I intend to acquire a shop in Bitterne with a loan from Santander?
The service is primarily used to find residential conveyancing solicitors in Bitterne but we have listed at the bottom of this page a few Bitterne commercial conveyancing firms. You should speak with the company directly to see if they are also authorised to represent Santander
I have todayfound out that Action Conveyancing have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Bitterne for a purchase of a leasehold flat 18 months ago. How can I check that my home is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?
The easiest way to see if the property 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 Bitterne conveyancing specialists.
Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Bitterne. Conveyancing is a frightening process 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 conveyancing.
Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Bitterne
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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. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? 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. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme.
I opted to have a survey carried out on a property in Bitterne in advance of appointing conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the property. Our surveyor advised that some banks will not grant a mortgage on a flying freehold house.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different instructions from Halifax. Should you wish to telephone us we can investigate further via the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Bitterne. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Bitterne to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.
What does commercial conveyancing in Bitterne cover?
Commercial conveyancing in Bitterne covers a wide range of advice, provided by qualified solicitors, relating to business premises. By way of example, this area of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more commonly, the transfer of existing leases or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial mortgages and the termination of tenancies.
Having checked my lease I have discovered that there are only 68 years left on my flat in Bitterne. I am keen to extend my lease but my freeholder is missing. What options are available to me?
If you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be extended by the Court. You will be obliged to demonstrate that you or your lawyers have made all reasonable attempts to locate the freeholder. On the whole an enquiry agent should be useful to try and locate and to produce an expert document to be used as proof that the landlord can not be located. It is advisable to get professional help from a solicitor both on investigating the landlord’s absence and the application to the County Court overseeing Bitterne.
Leasehold Conveyancing in Bitterne - Examples of Questions you should ask before buying
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Plenty Bitterne leasehold apartments will incur a service bill for the upkeep of the block levied on behalf of the landlord. Should you acquire the property you will have to meet this amount, normally in instalments during the year. This may differ from several hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for buildings with lifts and large communal grounds. In all likelihood there will be a ground rent to be met yearly, normally this is not a exorbitant sum, say approximately £25-£75 but you need to enquire it because sometimes it can be many hundreds of pounds. The best form of lease structure is a share of the freehold. In this scenario the tenants have being in charge if their destiny and even though a managing agent is frequently retained if the building is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent retained by the leaseholders. Who is in charge of the block?