Me and my partner are due to exchange on the purchase of a house in Boreham but as a consequence of wreckage from a small fire at the property I have managed to agree recompense from the current proprietors of £2k in the form of a reduction in the price. This was going to be addressed as part of a side agreement however Aldermore will not permit this. Should they have been approached?
The solicitor being on the Aldermore approved list is obliged to inform Aldermore of any changes to the sale price. If you were to refuse your property lawyer to report the reduction to Aldermore then they would have to discontinue acting for you. In addition, Aldermore and you would have to appoint a new solicitor for your conveyancing in Boreham.
I have a renovated Georgian house in Boreham. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and Virgin Money. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are two entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold under the matching address. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?
You need to read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Boreham and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also question the position with your conveyancing practitioner who conducted the purchase.
I opted to have a survey carried out on a property in Boreham prior to instructing lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. Our surveyor advised that some banks tend not issue a mortgage on a flying freehold home.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different requirements from Halifax. If you e-mail us we can check via the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Boreham. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
I am downsizing from my property. My former conveyancers closed down. It would be helpful to have a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. Im based in Boreham if that makes things easier.
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I am tempted by the attractive purchase price for a couple of maisonettes in Boreham which have in the region of forty five years left on the leases. Will this present a problem?
There are no two ways about it. A leasehold apartment in Boreham is a wasting asset as a result of the reducing lease term. The closer the lease gets to its expiry date, the more it reduces the salability of the premises. For most buyers and lenders, leases with less than eighty years become less and less marketable. On a more upbeat note, leaseholders can extend their leases by serving a Section 42 Notice. One stipulation is that they must have owned the property for two years (unlike a Section 13 notice for purchasing the freehold, when leaseholders can participate from day one of ownership). When successful, they will have the right to an extension of 90 years to the current term and ground rent is effectively reduced to zero. Before moving forward with a purchase of a residence with a short lease term remaining you should talk to a solicitor specialising in lease extensions and leasehold enfranchisement. We are are happy to put you in touch with Boreham conveyancing experts who will explain the options available to you during an initial telephone conversation free of charge. A more straightforward and quicker method of extending would be to contact your landlord directly and sound him out on the prospect of extending the lease. You may find he or she is happy to negotiate informally and willing to consider your offer straight off, without having to involve anyone else. This will save you time and money and it could help you reach a lower price on the lease. You need to ensure that any new terms represent good long-term value compared with the standard benefits of the Section 42 Notice and that onerous clauses are not inserted into any redrafting of the lease.
Leasehold Conveyancing in Boreham - A selection of Queries before buying
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Best to be warned whether fixing the lift or some other significant cost is due shortly to be shared by the tenants and may well materially impact the level of the maintenance costs or necessitate a specific invoice. Be sure to investigate if there are any onerous prohibitions in the lease. By way of example it is very common in Boreham leases that pets are not permitted in in a block in Boreham. If you like the apartmentin Boreham yet your dog is not allowed to move with you then you will be faced difficult decision. How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their maintenance charge payments?
Me and my partner are hoping to buy a four bedroom apartmentin Boreham with a loan from a mortgage company. We like our solicitor in Boreham however our lender says he's not approved on their "panel". It seems we have little choice but to instruct from the our bank panel solicitors or keep our Boreham solicitor and pay for one of their panel ones to represent them. We feel as though this is unjust; Can we not simply insist that our bank use our Boreham lawyer?
No, not really. The bank mortgage issued is subject to conditions, one of which will be that solicitors will on the lender's conveyancing panel. Until recently, most banks had open panels, including many conveyancing solicitors in Boreham : a mortgagee could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. A further alternative is for your solicitors to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for your mortgage company.