We are soon to exchange buying a house in Flackwell Heath but as a consequence of damage from the recent storms I have managed to agree recompense from the owner of £3k in the form of a deduction in the price. I had intended this to be addressed as part of the conveyancing process yet Principality are not allowing this. Should they have been involved?
The property lawyer being on the Principality conveyancing panel is duty bound to advise Principality of any amendments to the sale price. If you prohibit your solicitor to notify the reduction to Principality then they would have to discontinue acting for you. In addition, Principality and you would have to appoint a new solicitor for your conveyancing in Flackwell Heath.
It is is a decade since I bought my home in Flackwell Heath. Conveyancing lawyers have just been appointed on the sale but I can't find the title documents. Will this cause complications?
Don’t worry too much. First there is a chance that the deeds will be kept by the mortgage company or they could be in the possession of the solicitor who acted in your purchase. Secondly the likelihood is that the title will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers procuring up to date copy of the land registers. Nearly all conveyancing in Flackwell Heath relates to registered property but in the rare situation where your property is unregistered it is more problematic but is resolvable.
A friend advised me that if I am buying in Flackwell Heath 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 sometimes quoted for as part of the standard Flackwell Heath conveyancing searches. It is a large report of about 40 pages, listing and detailing significant information about Flackwell Heath around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Flackwell Heath Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime details, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding Flackwell Heath.
My husband and I are 18 days into a residential purchase having been recommend to solicitors by the estate agent to handle our conveyancing in Flackwell Heath. I am am very disappointed with the quality of service. Could you help me find new conveyancers?
A solicitor would need to be very bad to suggest diss instructing them. Has your mortgage been generated? If so you need to advise them of the new contact details and get the loan are re-sent. Your new conveyancer should be on the lenders approved list to avoid escalating fees and complications. So that should be your first question of the new conveyancers. The search tool will assist you in finding a lender approved lawyer for your conveyancing in Flackwell Heath
I've recently bought a leasehold property in Flackwell Heath. Do I have any liability for service charges for periods before my ownership?
In a situation where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous owner and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. Strange as it may seem, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. It is an essential part of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to ensure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.
If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).
I invested in buying a ground floor flat in Flackwell Heath, conveyancing having been completed in 1999. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Comparable flats in Flackwell Heath with a long lease are worth £260,000. The ground rent is £45 invoiced every year. The lease terminates on 21st October 2098
With 74 years unexpired we estimate the price of your lease extension to range between £8,600 and £9,800 as well as legals.
The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to provide a more accurate figure without more detailed investigations. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other issues that need to be considered and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action placing reliance on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.
A conveyancing company handled my conveyancing in Flackwell Heath half a dozen years ago having stored my deeds but has now closed – What can I do to get hold of these?
Deeds, as such, no longer exist as most homes in Flackwell Heath are registered electronically at Land Registry. Should you need to show ownership or are selling or refinancing your lawyer should obtain up to date copies of the register from the Land Registry in any case.
If you feel there may be other documents or you have any other queries please e-mail your request with details of the transaction and documents you need to filerequest@clc-uk.org. The CLC will let you know what information they have and any additional information they may need before they are in a position to identify and send the documents to you. Following an intervention it may take some time for the CLC to access archived files and documents, but your request will be actioned with reasonable haste.