It is is a decade since I acquired my home in Hatton. Conveyancing solicitors have now been instructed on the sale but I can't find my title documents. Will this cause complications?
Don’t worry too much. Firstly there is a possibility that the deeds will be retained by your mortgage company or they may still be with the solicitor who handled your purchase. Secondly in all probability the land will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to prove you own the property by your conveyancing solicitors acquiring up to date copy of the land registers. Most conveyancing in Hatton involves registered property but in the rare situation where your home is not registered it adds to the complexity but is not insurmountable.
Will our lawyer be making enquiries about flooding during the conveyancing in Hatton.
The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for lawyers dealing with homes in Hatton. There are those who purchase a house in Hatton, fully expectant that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, aside from the physical destruction, where a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, satisfactory building insurance, or sell the property. There are steps that can be taken during the course of a property purchase to forewarn the buyer.
Lawyers are not best placed to give advice on flood risk, however there are a various searches that can be initiated by the buyer or by their conveyancers which will give them a better appreciation of the risks in Hatton. The standard property information forms sent to a buyer’s solicitor (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) includes a usual question of the seller to discover whether the property has suffered from flooding. If the premises has been flooded in past which is not revealed by the owner, then a buyer could bring a claim for damages stemming from an misleading answer. The purchaser’s solicitors may also commission an environmental report. This should indicate if there is any known flood risk. If so, more detailed inquiries will need to be carried out.
I used Action Conveyancing several years ago for my conveyancing in Hatton. I now require my file but the law firm has closed. What do I do?
You should contact 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 Hatton 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.
About to purchase a new build flat in Hatton. 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 is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Hatton
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There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry.
What does commercial conveyancing in Hatton cover?
Hatton conveyancing for business premises incorporates a wide array of guidance, supplied by regulated solicitors, relating to business premises. By way of example, this area of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more commonly, the transfer of existing leases or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial loans and the termination of tenancies.
Expecting to complete next month on a garden flat in Hatton. Conveyancing solicitors assured me that they will have a report out to me tomorrow. What should I be looking out for?
Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Hatton should include some of the following:
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Whether the landlord has obligations to ensure rights of quiet enjoyment over your premises and do you know what it means in practice? Additions to the premises It needs to be made clear to you if the lease permits you to alter or improve aspects of the flat- you should know whether it applies to all alterations or limited to structural alteration, and whether licences for alterations is required An explanation as to the provision as set out in the lease to to contribute towards maintenance costs - with regard to both the building, and the wider rights a tenant has
Having spent months of dialogue we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Hatton. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?
You certainly can. We can put you in touch with a Hatton conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Hatton premises is 147 Redford Close in June 2012. The Tribunal determined the lease extension premium to be at £4,200 This case was in relation to 1 flat. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 82.93 years.