My partner and I changing mortgage lender for our flat in Brixton with Clydesdale. We have a son approaching twenty who lives with us. Our solicitor requested us to identify anyone over the age of 17 other than ourselves who lives in the flat. The solicitor has now sent a form for our son to sign, waiving any legal rights in the event that the flat is forfeited by the lender. I have two concerns (1) Is this document specific to the Clydesdale conveyancing panel as he did not need to sign this form when we purchased 4 years ago (2) Does our son by signing this extinguish his rights to inherit the property?
First, rest assured that your Clydesdale conveyancing panel solicitor is doing the right thing as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to Clydesdale. This is solely used to protect Clydesdale if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave. It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of Clydesdale had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.
My house in Brixton is up for sale and I have a buyer. Will my conveyancer need to be on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel in order to deal with paying off my mortgage?
Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their specifications fairly frequently currently.
The deeds to my home are lost. The lawyers who conducted the conveyancing in Brixton 5 years ago are no longer around. What are my next steps?
As long as the title is registered the information relating to your ownership will be recorded by the Land Registry under a Title Number. It is possible to execute a search at the Land Registry, locate your property and get up to date copies of the property title for a small fee. Where the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will also normally retain a file duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be retrieved for £20 inclusive of VAT.
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I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor for purchase conveyancing in Brixton. I have stumble upon a web site which seems to have the perfect solution If there is a chance to get all this stuff completed via email that would be ideal. Do I need to be wary? What are the potential pitfalls?
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I am soon to complete buying a property in Brixton but as a result of damage from the recent storms I have negotiated reparation from the seller of £3k in the form of a adjustment in the price. This was going to be dealt with as part of the conveyancing process yet the mortgage company will not permit this. Why were they notified?
Your conveyancing practitioner listed on a mortgage company approved list is obliged to advise the bank of any variations to the purchase figure. In the event that you prohibit your solicitor to disclose the price change to your bank then they would need to disinstructing themselves from representing you and the lender.