We see that you have a post code search directory identifying solicitors on the Santander conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I appoint them for our conveyancing in Frinton and Walton?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Santander conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Frinton and Walton.
I own a terraced Edwardian house in Frinton and Walton. Conveyancing solicitor represented me and The Royal Bank of Scotland. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are a couple of entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold with the matching address. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?
You should assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Frinton and Walton and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they sell they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also question the position with your conveyancing lawyer who carried out the work.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what should have been a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Frinton and Walton is the location of the property. Is there any guidance you can impart?
Flying freeholds in Frinton and Walton are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Frinton and Walton you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Frinton and Walton 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 property.
We're novice buyers - had an offer accepted, yet the agent told us that the vendor will only issue a contract if we instruct their preferred conveyancers as they are insisting on a ‘quick sale’. My instinct tells me that we should use a local solicitor with experience of conveyancing in Frinton and Walton
It is improbable the owners are behind this. If they require ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a serious purchaser is likely to cause more damage than good. Speak to the vendors direct and make the point that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to go, with mortgage lined up © you have nothing to sell (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you intend to use your own,trusted Frinton and Walton conveyancing solicitors - not the ones that will give their negotiator at the agency a commission or hit his conveyancing targets pre-set by senior management.
I’m about to sell my 2 bed apartment in Frinton and Walton. Conveyancing has not commenced, however I have just had a yearly maintenance charge invoice – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?
It best that you discharge the maintenance contribution as normal as all ground rent and maintenance invoices will be apportioned on completion, so you will be reimbursed by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.
I inherited a 1 bedroom flat in Frinton and Walton, conveyancing was carried out June 2008. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Comparable properties in Frinton and Walton with a long lease are worth £195,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 yearly. The lease terminates on 21st October 2089
With 63 years remaining on your lease the likely cost is going to span between £16,200 and £18,600 as well as legals.
The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to advice on a more accurate figure without more detailed due diligence. Do not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other issues that need to be taken into account and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action placing reliance on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.
Should one as executor remove a departed person's details from the title register for a house in Frinton and Walton?
Where a Frinton and Walton property is co-owned and one of the owners passes away, the name will not immediately be removed from the Land Registry title. It is not necessary to remove their name as in the event of a sale your lawyer would just be required to supply proof why the other owner is not included in the conveyance, ordinarily this is in the form of a grant of probate.
With the aim of making things smoother for the sale of the property you can arrange to have the deceased person erased from the title entries by applying to HMLR with proof of the death. There is no land registry fee payable.