Do all mortgage companies provide you with an approved list of Grahame Park conveyancing solicitors? How do you know who is on the RBS conveyancing panel?
Grahame Park conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the RBS conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from RBS directly.
I have just over seventy years unexpired on my lease and need a lease extension for my apartment in Grahame Park. Conveyancing solicitors on the Bank of Ireland panel can deal with such extensions correct?
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are securing a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Bank of Ireland have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 27/7/2022 the requirements read as follows :
What will a local search reveal concerning the house I am purchasing in Grahame Park?
Grahame Park conveyancing often starts with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search organisations for example PSG The local search plays a central role in many a Grahame Park conveyancing purchase; as long as you wish to avoid any nasty surprises after you move into your new home. The search will reveal data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the premises (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 topic areas.
Is it possible to change conveyancer as I need to retain a firm on the Nationwide Building Society conveyancing panel. I had appointed a family conveyancing solicitor in Grahame Park five minutes from me but he is not approved by Nationwide Building Society
It would be our pleasure to help you find a conveyancing solicitor in Grahame Park on the Nationwide Building Society panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we work with do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Grahame Park. In making use of search facility on this site, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Grahame Park.
My wife and I purchased a leasehold flat in Grahame Park. Conveyancing and Leeds Building Society mortgage went though with no issue. A letter has just been received from someone saying they have taken over the freehold. It included a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1996. The conveyancing practitioner in Grahame Park who acted for me is not around. What should I do?
The first thing you should do is contact HMLR to be sure that the individual purporting to own the freehold is indeed the new freeholder. There is no need to instruct a Grahame Park conveyancing solicitor to do this as it can be done on-line for a few pound. Rest assured that regardless, even if this is the rightful freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.
I am the proprietor of a garden flat in Grahame Park. Given that I can not reach agreement with the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the premium due for a lease extension?
Most certainly. We are happy to put you in touch with a Grahame Park conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement matter before the tribunal for a Grahame Park flat is 1 & 1A Sunningfields Crescent in September 2013. The Tribunals calculation of the amount to be paid into court in respect of the value of the freehold interest is £11,997 in respect of Flat 1 and £15,781 in respect of Flat 1A for a total of £27,778. This case was in relation to 2 flats. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 71.5 years.
Is it necessary during the course of the conveyancing process to attend the offices of the bank conveyancing panel solicitor to sign the legal charge? If so, I will appoint a lawyer who conducts conveyancing in Grahame Park so that I can attend their offices if required.
Whereas this was necessary 12 years ago, most lenders no longer require their conveyancing panel solicitor to witness the borrowers signature. You will still be obliged to provide ID Documents and there are still distinct advantages to using a local solicitor, in your case a conveyancing solicitor in Grahame Park.