The owners have very brash vendors who has suggested a preliminary contract with a non-refundable deposit 10k. Are such agreements sensible?
This form of arrangement is not the norm in Hatton, conveyancers will often try and steer clients away from them as they divert attention from the primary objective, namely conveyancing and if you end up losing your deposit then the solicitor is left exposed. Furthermore, there is no assurance that just because the vendor has signed an exclusivity contract they will sell to you. They may breach the contract if they are offered a big enough financial inducement to do so because a wronged claimant with the benefit of a lockoutcontract will still be legally obliged to establish consequential losses from the breach and this may not amount to the extra amount that your seller may gain by breaking the contract, however morally shameful it undoubtedly is.
We are planning to acquire a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Hatton who is on the Santander conveyancing panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a conveyancing firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Santander . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Hatton.
Forgive me if this question is silly but I am new to the home buying as FTB of a garden flat in Hatton. Do I collect the keys to the property on the completion date from my conveyancer? If this is the case, I will appoint a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Hatton?
There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Conveyancing lawyers for you will electronically transfer the completion advance to the seller's solicitors, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you will be called to collect the keys from the property Agents and start moving into the property. This tends to happen early afternoon.
When it comes to lenders such as Leeds Building Society, do Hatton conveyancers have to pay a fee to be on the conveyancing panel?
We are not aware of any bank fees to be on their panel, although some do charge an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel submission.
I am due to exchange contracts on my apartment. I had a double glazing fitted in February 2006, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s mortgage company, Clydesdale are being difficult. The Hatton solicitor who is on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel is recommending indemnity insurance as a solution but Clydesdale are requiring a building regulation certificate. Why do Clydesdale have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that Clydesdale have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Clydesdale may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a house I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what should have been a quick, chain free conveyancing. Hatton is the location of the property. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in Hatton are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Hatton you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Hatton may determine 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 premises.
I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing practitioner in Hatton for my house move. Can I check a firm’s complaints history with the profession’s regulator?
Anyone can see published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from investigations commenced on or after Jan 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For records Pre 2008, or to check a firm's record, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA sometimes recorded telephone calls for training requirements.
My wife and I purchased a leasehold house in Hatton. Conveyancing and The Mortgage Works mortgage organised. I have received a letter from someone claiming to own the freehold. It included a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1998. The conveyancing practitioner in Hatton who acted for me is not around. Any advice?
The first thing you should do is make enquiries of the Land Registry to make sure that this person is in fact the new freeholder. There is no need to instruct a Hatton conveyancing lawyer to do this as it can be done on-line for £3. Rest assured that regardless, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.
I have had difficulty in trying to reach an agreement for a lease extension in Hatton. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?
Most definitely. We are happy to put you in touch with a Hatton conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal 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 related to 1 flat. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 82.93 years.