I purchased a freehold residence in Gants Hill but still pay rent, why is this and what is this?
It is rare for properties in Gants Hill and has limited impact for conveyancing in Gants Hill but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.
Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges date back many centuries, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the establishment of fresh rentcharges post 1977.
Old rentcharges can now be redeemed by making a lump sum payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence after 2037 is to be extinguished.
My Solicitor in Gants Hill has never been on on the Birmingham Midshires Conveyancing Panel. Is it possible for me to continue with my family solicitor notwithstanding that they are excluded from the Birmingham Midshires panel?
The limited options available to you here include:
- Complete the purchase with your preferred Gants Hill lawyers but Birmingham Midshires will need to retain a lawyer on their panel. This will inevitably rack up the total conveyancing charges as well as cause frustration.
- Find a new solicitor to to deal with the purchase, obviously checking they are Birmingham Midshires approved.
- Persuade your Birmingham Midshires solicitor to attempt to join the Birmingham Midshires panel
What can a local search inform me about the property my wife and I buying in Gants Hill?
Gants Hill conveyancing often commences with the applying for local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company for example Searches UK The local search plays an important part in most Gants Hill conveyancing purchase; that is if you don’t want any nasty surprises after you move into your new home. The search should supply data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen subject areas.
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my house are lost. The conveyancers who dealt with the conveyancing in Gants Hill 5 years ago no longer exist. Will I be able to sell the house?
Nowadays there are duplicates made of almost everything, and your conveyancer will know precisely where to locate all the appropriate paperwork so you may purchase or dispose of your house without any difficulty. Where duplicates are not available, your solicitor may be able to arrange cover in the form of insurance or indemnities protecting you against possible claims on the property.
How does conveyancing in Gants Hill differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Gants Hill contact us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is finished. This is because new home sellers in Gants Hill usually acquire the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Gants Hill or who has acted in the same development.
My in 2006. He has got married, divorced and is now remarried. He will be marketing the apartment in a couple of months. I believe he will simply be requested to provide a copy of his marriage certificates to the conveyancing practitioner however he is anxious it will hold up the home move. Should he instruct a property lawyer to update the title information for the house?
The is no need to update the title for the property as long as you have the evidence needed to show how the change of name occurred.
The purchaser’s conveyancing practitioner will review the registered details and require evidence by way of proof of the name change for instance marriage certificates.