My father informed me that in purchasing a property in Edmonton there may be a number of restrictions preventing external alterations to the property. Is this right?
We are aware of anumerous of properties in Edmonton which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to carry out external variations. Part of the conveyancing in Edmonton should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
My wife and I have arranged a further advance on our mortgage from Coventry BS as we wish to carry out a loft conversion to our home in Edmonton. Are we obliged to appoint a high street Edmonton solicitor on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel to deal with the paperwork?
Coventry BS do not ordinarily require a member of their conveyancing panel to handle such a matter. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Coventry BS panel.
After weeks of negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Edmonton. My financial adviser recommended their conveyancers. I paid an on account payment of £200. A couple of days later, the conveyancer contacted me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Kent Reliance panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
A friend suggested that if I am buying in Edmonton I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
A search of this type is usually quoted for as part of the standard Edmonton conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing important information about Edmonton around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Edmonton Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Edmonton Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data concerning Edmonton.
The deeds to our property can not be found. The conveyancers who did the conveyancing in Edmonton 4 years ago no longer exist. What do I do?
As long as you have a registered title the details of your proprietorship will be held by HMLR with a Title Number. It is easy to perform a search at the Land Registry, locate your property and obtain current copies of the property title for less than a fiver. If the title is Leasehold then the Land Registry will in most cases hold a file copy of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be obtained for twenty pounds.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on two weeks back in what should have been a quick, chain free conveyancing. Edmonton is the location of the property. Can you offer any opinion?
Flying freeholds in Edmonton are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Edmonton you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Edmonton 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 residence.
I am looking to sell my house. My former lawyers have shut. I would be grateful for any recommendation of a conveyancing firm. Im based in Edmonton if that makes things easier.
Please use our search tool to help you find a solicitor for your conveyancing in Edmonton. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with lender approved solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move goes with a minimum of fuss.
Why do I have to send my conveyancing practitioner with a list of items of identification before I can proceed with my conveyancing in Edmonton?
Edmonton solicitors are obliged by the Law Society, SRA, the Land Registry and current AML Regulations to certify that the have verified the identity of their clients. It will also be a requirement of your mortgage offer. Furthermore they have to complete various forms, particularly those relating to SDLT and need to have information such as your full names, national insurance number and date of birth.