My fiance and I are buying a maisonette in Cheetham. My lawyer is not listed on the lender solicitor panel. Is it possible for me to use my Cheetham conveyancing solicitor even though they are excluded from the lender panel?
You must have a solicitor to complete the formalities when you require a mortgage to buy your home. They will carry out all the appropriate legal checks on the property, make sure that you’re registered as proprietor and ensure that all the necessary mortgage documentation is dealt with. You can select a Cheetham conveyancer of your choosing. However, if the conveyancer appointed is not on the lender approved list further fees will be incurred as separate legal representation will be required by them. Lender panel applications may be submitted, so if your solicitor has not historically sought membership they should take the chance to apply.
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It is a dozen years since I acquired my property in Cheetham. Conveyancing lawyers have just been retained on the sale but I am unable to track down the title deeds. Will this cause complications?
You need not be too concerned. First the deeds may be retained by the lender or they could be in the possession of the solicitor who acted in the purchase. Secondly in most cases the property will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to prove you own the property by your conveyancing solicitors procuring current official copies of the land registers. Nearly all conveyancing in Cheetham relates to registered property but in the unlikely event that your property is not registered it is more problematic but is not insurmountable.
The Cheetham conveyancing solicitors that I recently instructed on my purchase in Cheetham have suddenly shut down. They were on acting for me because I had to have a lawyer on the Nottingham conveyancing panel and my previous Cheetham lawyer was not. I sent them a cheque for two hundred pounds in advance. What do I do now?
Assuming that you have an Estate Agent in the equation then inform them straight away so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Most sellers would be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You should appoint new lawyers that are on the Nottingham conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new lawyers may be able to assist.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I have offered on two weeks back in what was supposed to be a simple, chain free conveyancing. Cheetham is the location of the property. Can you offer any opinion?
Flying freeholds in Cheetham are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Cheetham you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Cheetham may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.
All being well we will complete our sale of a £450,000 flat in Cheetham on Wednesday in a week. The landlords agents has quoted £312 for Certificate of Compliance, building insurance schedule and previous years service charge statements. Is the landlord entitled to charge such fees for a flat conveyance in Cheetham?
Cheetham conveyancing on leasehold flats normally necessitates the buyer’s lawyer sending questions for the landlord to address. Although the landlord is not legally bound to address these enquiries most will be willing to assist. They may invoice a reasonable charge for responding to questions or supplying documentation. There is no set fee. The average costs for the paperwork that you are referring to is over three hundred pounds, in some situations it exceeds £800. The administration charge levied by the landlord must be sent together with a synopsis of rights and obligations in respect of administration fees, without which the charge is not strictly payable. In reality you have little option but to pay whatever is demanded should you wish to exchange contracts with the buyer.
I invested in buying a split level flat in Cheetham, conveyancing having been completed in 2000. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Similar properties in Cheetham with over 90 years remaining are worth £186,000. The ground rent is £55 levied per year. The lease ceases on 21st October 2078
You have 53 years remaining on your lease we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £27,600 and £31,800 plus professional fees.
The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to advice on the actual costs without more comprehensive investigations. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other concerns that need to be considered and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action placing reliance on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.