It is is a decade since I purchased my home in Green Street Green. Conveyancing solicitors have now been instructed on the sale but I am unable to locate my deeds. Will this cause complications?
Don’t worry too much. Firstly the deeds may be retained by the lender or they may be in the possession of the solicitor who acted in the purchase. Secondly in all probability the title will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to prove you are the registered owner by your conveyancing lawyers acquiring current official copies of the land registers. The vast majority of conveyancing in Green Street Green involves registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is unregistered it adds to the complexity but is resolvable.
I used Arc property Solicitors a few years ago for my conveyancing in Green Street Green. I now require my papers however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?
You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Green Street Green of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Green Street Green. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.
Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Green Street Green
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Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. 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 confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I put an offer in two weeks back in what should have been a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Green Street Green is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?
Flying freeholds in Green Street Green are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Green Street Green you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Green Street Green may decide 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.
Can you offer any advice when it comes to choosing a Green Street Green conveyancing firm to carry out our lease extension conveyancing?
When appointing a conveyancer for lease extension works (regardless if they are a Green Street Green conveyancing firm) it is essential that they be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of work. We advise that you make enquires with several firms including non Green Street Green conveyancing practices prior to instructing a firm. If the firm is ALEP accredited then so much the better. The following questions might be helpful:
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Can they put you in touch with clients in Green Street Green who can give a testimonial? What are the legal fees for lease extension conveyancing?
My wife and I have hit a brick wall in seeking a lease extension in Green Street Green. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?
in cases where there is a absentee landlord or if there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant legislation it is possible to make an application to the LVT to arrive at the amount due.
An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Green Street Green property is 1 Southlands Court Southlands Road in September 2013. The Leasehold Valuation Tribunal determined that the premium to be paid by the tenant on the grant of a new lease, in accordance with section 56 and Schedule 13 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 was £30,541 This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired lease term was 50.57 years.
We are about to purchasing a apartment in Green Street Green. Conveyancing is not over but we wish to keep the amount we are are purchasing for private from sites such as Rightmove. Is this possible and how?
HMLR are legally bound to disclose price paid data on a register of the title for domestic properties nationwide including homes in Green Street Green. The register of title is an open document, so HMLR would be breaking the law excluded specific homes such as the property in Green Street Green.
You can ask the Land Registry to hide the price paid data but the response will be in the negative.