Willappointing a Epsom conveyancing lawyer make the ownership transfer smoother?
Epsom is a special area, where neighbourhood knowledge is a big bonus. The relaxed pace of life has it’s attractions – but not when it comes to your house move. The solicitors that we work with display deep Epsom intelligence with a proactive, can doapproach that ensures the conveyancing to progress hassle free. It is a definite plus if they enjoy well established rapport with financial advisers, local authorities, surveyors and counterpart Epsom conveyancing firms
Can I use your services to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Epsom even where I’m not buying or selling a house, for instance if I wish to acquire a shop in Epsom with a loan from Chelsea Building Society?
Our comparison service is mainly there to get a quote from residential conveyancing solicitors in Epsom but we have set out at the end of this page some Epsom commercial conveyancing firms. You should make contact with the firm directly to check if they can also act for Chelsea Building Society
A relative recommended that where I am purchasing in Epsom I should ask my conveyancer to perform a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
A search of this type is occasionally quoted for as part of the standard Epsom conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing important information about Epsom around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Epsom Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding Epsom.
I am buying a new build apartment in Epsom. 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.
Here are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Epsom
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Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Please supply a car parking plan. The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore.
I opted to have a survey completed on a property in Epsom in advance of appointing conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. The surveyor has said that some banks tend refuse to issue a loan on such a property.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different requirements from Halifax. If you contact us we can look into this further via the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Epsom. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Epsom especially if they are familiar with such properties in Epsom.
Having checked my lease I have discovered that there are only 68 years left on my lease in Epsom. I am keen to extend my lease but my landlord is absent. What are my options?
If you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be extended by the magistrate. However, you will be required to demonstrate that you or your lawyers have used your best endeavours to find the freeholder. On the whole a specialist would be useful to carry out a search and to produce an expert document which can be accepted by the court as evidence that the landlord is indeed missing. It is advisable to get professional help from a conveyancer both on investigating the landlord’s disappearance and the vesting order request to the County Court covering Epsom.
We have reached the end of our tether in trying to purchase the freehold in Epsom. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?
if there is a absentee landlord or where there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to judgment on the price payable.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Epsom residence is 33 The Maisonettes Alberta Avenue in June 2014. the Tribunal decided that the premium payable for the grant of a new lease be the sum of £20,680 (Twenty Thousand six hundred and eighty pounds). This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired lease term was 60.43 years.