My mortgage company has suggested solicitors on their panel based in Edge Hill but I would rather choose a conveyancing lawyer in Edge Hill round the corner to me. Can you help?
It is by no means the case that all Edge Hill conveyancing firms are approved and listed on all banks conveyancing panel. Do make use of our find an approved solicitor tool to identify a Edge Hill conveyancing solicitor on the on the lender panel.
I used Action Conveyancing several years ago for my conveyancing in Edge Hill. I now require my file however the law firm has closed. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Edge Hill of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I am buying a new build apartment in Edge Hill. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.
Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Edge Hill
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Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants.
I'm converting the mortgage on my current house to a BTL loan with Barclays and intend to use the remaining equity as a down payment on further property. The neighborhood we are talking about is Edge Hill. Will your conveyancers be able to act for both sets of banks and tie in the conveyances?
Do use our comparison tool on this site to ensure that the lawyers are approved by both banks. On the basis that they are your lawyer will be able to tie up the two deals but you should have a chat with you conveyancer and make clear your desired outcome and requirements.
Completion is due on our sale of a £250,000 flat in Edge Hill next week. The managing agents has quoted £324 for Certificate of Compliance, building insurance schedule and previous years service charge statements. Is the landlord entitled to charge an administration fee for a flat conveyance in Edge Hill?
For most leasehold sales in Edge Hill conveyancing will involve, queries regarding the management of a building inevitably needing to be answered directly by the freeholder or its agent, this includes :
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Answering pre-exchange questions
Where consent is required before sale in Edge Hill
Copies of the building insurance and schedule
Deeds of covenant upon sale
Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale
I am the registered owner of a studio flat in Edge Hill, conveyancing formalities finalised in 2003. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Comparable properties in Edge Hill with over 90 years remaining are worth £190,000. The ground rent is £65 levied per year. The lease ends on 21st October 2086
With 61 years remaining on your lease we estimate the price of your lease extension to span between £19,000 and £22,000 plus legals.
The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure in the absence of detailed investigations. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be additional concerns that need to be taken into account and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.
I happen to be an executor of my recently deceased mother’s Will, with a house in Edge Hill which is to be marketed. The house has never been registered at the Land Registry and I'm advised that many purchasers will insist that it is done before they'll proceed. What's the procedure for this?
In the circumstances you refer to it seems prudent to apply to register in the names of the personal representative(s) as named in the probate and in their capacity as PRs. HMLR’s online guidance explains how to register for the first time and what is required re the deeds and forms. You would need to include and official copy of the probate as well and complete the form FR1 to refer to the PRs as the applicant.