I have given 2 months notice to my current landlord and have to be out of my rented apartment in Enderby by 29/12/2025. Conveyancing on my purchase is progressing. Is it possible to complete in 5 weeks as I wish to avoid having to find temporary accommodation?
Generally one should not provide notice on a rental until your lawyer suggests that you should. If you have not previously done so, update to your solicitor and request that they chase the owners lawyers, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will look to achieve
I am looking to buy a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Enderby who is on the Yorkshire Building Society conveyancing. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a conveyancing firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Yorkshire Building Society in certain locations such as Enderby. We dont recommend any particular firm.
Over the last few months I have been searching for a ground for flat up to £245,000 and identified one near me in Enderby I like with a park and railway links nearby, the downside is that it only has 52 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Enderby for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error buying a short lease?
Should you need a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term will be an issue. Discount the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing owner has owned the premises for a minimum of 2 years you can request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer concerning this matter.
In what way does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my commercial premises in Enderby and how can your lawyers assist?
The particular law that you refer to provides a safeguard to commercial leaseholders, giving them the dueness to make a request to court for a continuation of occupancy when the lease comes to an end. There are limited grounds that a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are complex. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Enderby is one of the numerous areas of the UK in which the firms we work with have offices
Am I best advised to appoint a Enderby conveyancing practitioner based in the area that I am purchasing? I have an old university friend who can handle the conveyancing but they are based a couple of hundredkilometers drive away.
The benefit of a local Enderby conveyancing firm is that you can attend the office to execute paperwork, deliver your ID and apply pressure on them if necessary. Having local Enderby know how is a benefit. That being said nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If if people you trust used your friend and in the main were impressed that must outweigh using an unfamiliar Enderby conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being round the corner.
I own a leasehold flat in Enderby. Conveyancing and Skipton Building Society mortgage went though with no issue. I have received a letter from someone claiming to own the reversionary interest in the property. It included a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1993. The conveyancing solicitor in Enderby who previously acted has now retired. Do I pay?
First make enquiries of the Land Registry to be sure that the individual purporting to own the freehold is in fact the registered owner of the freehold reversion. It is not necessary to incur the fees of a Enderby conveyancing lawyer to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for a few pound. You should note that regardless, even if this is the rightful freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.
Enderby Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Examples of Questions you should consider Prior to buying
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Please note that where the lease has less than eighty years it will have adverse implications on the value of the property. Check with your mortgage company that they are willing to lend given the lease term. Leases with less than 80 years remaining means that you will most likely have to extend the lease sooner rather than later and it is worth discovering how much this will be. For most Enderbylease extensions you will need to own the premises for 24 months in order to be entitled to carry out a lease extension. The answer will be helpful as a) areas can result in problems in the building as the communal areas may begin to deteriorate if maintenance are not paid for b) if the leaseholders have a dispute with the managing agents you will wish to know about it Many Enderby leasehold flats will incur a service bill for the upkeep of the block set by the management company. Where you buy the property you will have to meet this amount, usually periodically accross the year. This can be anything from a couple of hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for blocks with lifts and large common areas. There will also be a rentcharge to be met yearly, normally this is not a exorbitant amount, say about £25-£75 but you should to enquire it because on occasion it could be many hundreds of pounds.