My apartment in Hendon is up for sale and I have accepted an offer. Does my lawyer have to be on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel in order to deal with redeeming my mortgage?
Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their requirements fairly frequently in recent years.
My relative advised me that if I am buying in Hendon I should ask my conveyancer to carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
A search of this type is occasionally quoted for as part of the standard Hendon conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing significant information about Hendon around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information about Hendon.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up as part of conveyancing in Hendon?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Hendon. 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…’
About to purchase a new build flat in Hendon. Conveyancing is a frightening process 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 legal work.
Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Hendon
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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? Please supply a car parking plan. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants.
I opted to have a survey completed on a house in Hendon before instructing conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. My surveyor advised that some mortgage companies will refuse to give a loan on this type of house.
It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different requirements for example to Nationwide. If you call us we can check 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 Hendon. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Hendon especially if they are accustomed to such properties in Hendon.
Hoping to buy a property located in Hendon and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Hendon. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Hendon area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Hendon. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found