We are purchasing a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Botany Bay who is on the Skipton conveyancing panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Skipton . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Botany Bay.
We are planning to purchase with Darlington Building Society. I visited a few high street solicitors but am unable to find a Botany Bay conveyancing firm on the Darlington Building Society panel. Can you assist?
You should make use of the find a lender approved solicitor tool on this web page. Pick the lender and type Botany Bay or your preferred area and you will see numerous conveyancers located in Botany Bay or near you.
Should my lawyer be asking questions regarding flooding during the conveyancing in Botany Bay.
The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for lawyers conducting conveyancing in Botany Bay. There are those who buy a house in Botany Bay, completely expectant that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, aside from the physical damage, if a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, satisfactory insurance cover, or sell the property. There are steps that can be taken as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the buyer.
Conveyancers are not qualified to offer advice on flood risk, however there are a various searches that can be undertaken by the purchaser or on a buyer’s behalf which can give them a better appreciation of the risks in Botany Bay. The conventional set of property information forms sent to a purchaser’s lawyer (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) includes a standard question of the vendor to discover whether the premises has suffered from flooding. If the residence has been flooded in past which is not revealed by the vendor, then a buyer could issue a claim for damages as a result of such an misleading response. The purchaser’s conveyancers should also conduct an environmental search. This will indicate whether there is a recorded flood risk. If so, more detailed investigations will need to be made.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Botany Bay?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Botany Bay. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
I decided to have a survey done on a house in Botany Bay prior to instructing solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. Our surveyor advised that some banks may not give a loan on such a property.
It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different instructions for example to Halifax. If you e-mail us we can check via the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Botany Bay. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Botany Bay to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.
I wish to rent out my leasehold apartment in Botany Bay. Conveyancing solicitor who did the purchase is retired - so can't ask him. Do I need to ask my freeholder for permission?
A small minority of properties in Botany Bay do contain a provision to say that subletting is only allowed with permission. The landlord cannot unreasonably withhold but, in such cases, they would need to see references. Experience suggests that problems are usually caused by unsatisfactory tenants rather than owner-occupiers and for that reason you can expect the freeholder to take up the references and consider them carefully before granting permission.
We have reached the end of our tether in trying to purchase the freehold in Botany Bay. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on premiums?
Where there is a missing freeholder or where there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to decide the price.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement matter before the tribunal for a Botany Bay premises is 23 Beaconsfield Road in July 2013. The Tribunals decided that the amount payable was £31,203 for the freehold. This case affected 2 flats. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 70.31 years.