What is the optimum way to find out if the solicitor carrying out my conveyancing in Haringey is on the bank’sapproved panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Barnsley Building Society thus paying £187.00 plus VAT in another set of legal bill.
Feel free to take advantage of the find a lender approved solicitor tool on this web page. Pick the mortgage company and type ‘Haringey’ or your preferred area and you will be presented with numerous conveyancers offices in Haringey or nearest you.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up as part of conveyancing in Haringey?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Haringey. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Haringey prior to appointing solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. The surveyor advised that some mortgage companies will refuse to grant a loan on such a house.
It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different requirements for example to Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to telephone us we can investigate further via the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Haringey. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Haringey to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
In my capacity as executor for the estate of my aunt I am selling a house in Swansea but live in Haringey. My solicitor (approximately 250 kilometers from merequires that I execute a stat dec ahead of the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Haringey who can attest this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Haringey based
Completion is due on the sale of our £225,000 garden flat in Haringey in just under a week. The management company has quoted £312 for Landlord’s certificate, building insurance schedule and previous years statements of service charge. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge such fees for a flat conveyance in Haringey?
Haringey conveyancing on leasehold maisonettes often necessitates the buyer’s lawyer submitting enquiries for the landlord to answer. Although the landlord is under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to assist. They are entitled to invoice a reasonable charge for responding to questions or supplying documentation. There is no set fee. The average costs for the information that you are referring to is over three hundred pounds, in some transactions it is in excess of £800. The management information fee levied by the landlord must be accompanied by a summary of rights and obligations in respect of administration charges, without which the invoice is technically not due. Reality however dictates that one has no option but to pay whatever is demanded should you wish to complete the sale of your home.
I am the leaseholder of a two-bedroom flat in Haringey. In the absence of agreement between myself and the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the sum due for a lease extension?
in cases where there is a absentee landlord or if there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to assess the amount due.
An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Haringey flat is 16 Langham Close in June 2009. The Tribunal determined that the premium to be paid by the Applicant to the Respondent for the grant of a new lease was £45,672. This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired lease term was 25.4 years.
I am purchasing a maisonette mortgage free. I have provided solicitor with two separate evidence of photo ID, bank statement, numerous utility bills. Now he needs a copy from a probate lawyer advising that the money is in place and that it has come from inheritance and not dealing E's in Ibiza.
For some years now requires conveyancing solicitors as well as banks, building societies and other financial institutes to obtain satisfactory evidence of the identity of the client. This is because solicitors who deal with money and property on behalf of their clients can be used by criminals wishing to launder money. In order to comply with the law of money laundering, your Haringey conveyancing lawyer will need to obtain evidence of your identity as as well as make sure that your funds are legitimate.