Would the conveyancing practitioners revealed via your ’find a lawyer’ tool conduct right to buy conveyancing in Dursley?
We have identified numerous conveyancing conveyancers carrying out right to buy transactions Do get in touch with the solicitors listed to secure a conveyancing quote.
My partner and I are close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our home in Dursley and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being built on contaminated land. A high street Dursley lawyer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers are using an online conveyancing firm rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Dursley. We have lived in Dursley for 4 years we know that this is a non issue. Should we get in touch with our local Authority to obtain confirmation that the buyers are looking for.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing lawyer currently acting for you. Are they able to advise? You need to check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same illness)
Have purchased a a semi-detached house in Dursley , how long should it take for the Land Registry to record the transfer to my name? My Dursley conveyancing solicitor has been painfully slow, so I want to be certain the registration is addressed.
There is nothing unique when it comes to conveyancing in Dursley registration formalities. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timescales can vary according to the party submitting the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry communicate with any 3rd persons or bodies. At present in the region of three quarters of submission are fully dealt with within two weeks but occasionally there can be extensive hold-ups. Registration occurs after the purchaser is living at the property thus post completion formalities is not typically top priority but if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your lawyers can communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.
Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Dursley ahead of appointing lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. Our surveyor has said that some banks will refuse to grant a loan on such a premises.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different requirements from Halifax. Should you wish to telephone us we can check with the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Dursley. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Dursley especially if they are accustomed to such properties in Dursley.
We're FTB’s - agreed a price, but the selling agent told us that the vendor will only go ahead if we use the agent's recommended conveyancers as they are insisting on an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a high street solicitor used to conveyancing in Dursley
We suspect that the owner is not behind this request. Should the seller want ‘a quick sale', turning down a genuine purchaser is is going to put the whole deal at risk. Try to communicate with the sellers directly and make sure they comprehend that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to progress, with mortgage lined up © you do not need to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you are going to appoint your preferred Dursley conveyancing firm - as opposed tothe ones that will earn the negotiator at the agency a commission or hit his conveyancing targets demanded by HQ.
What makes a Dursley lease defective?
There is nothing unique about leasehold conveyancing in Dursley. All leases are individual and drafting errors can result in certain clauses are wrong. The following missing provisions could result in a defective lease:
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Clauses dealing with recovering service charges for expenditure on the building or common parts. Maintenance charge proportions which don’t add up to the correct percentage
A defective lease will likely cause problems when trying to sell a property primarily because it impacts on the ability to obtain a mortgage on the property. Birmingham Midshires, Bank of Scotland, and Alliance & Leicester all have very detailed conveyancing instructions when it comes to what is expected in a lease. Where a lender has been advised by their lawyers that the lease does not cover certain provisions they may refuse to grant the mortgage, obliging the purchaser to pull out.
Dursley Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Questions you should ask Prior to buying
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In the main the cost for major works tend not to be included within service charges, although a few managing agents in Dursley ask leasehold owners to pay into a sinking fund and this is used to offset against larger works. Make sure you investigate if there is anything that is prohibited in the lease. For example plenty of leases prohibit pets being allowed in certain buildings in Dursley. If you like the apartmentin Dursley yet your cat can’t live with you then you have a very hard determination. How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their service charge payments?