Is the fact that my conveyancer in Ickenham is not listed on my mortgage company's conveyancing panel that there is a problem with the standard of her conveyancing?
That is most likely an incorrect assumption to make. There are all sorts of perfectly plausible explanations. A recent report by the solicitors regulator revealed 76% of law firms surveyed had been removed from at least one lender panel. The most common reasons for removal are: (1) low volume of transactions (2) the solicitor is a sole practitioner (3) as part of the HSBC panel reduction (4) regulatory contact by SRA (5) accidental removal. If you are concerned you should simply call the Ickenham conveyancing firm and ask them why they are no longer on the approved list for your mortgage company.
My wife and I intend to remortgage our penthouse in Ickenham with Lloyds. We have a son approaching twenty who lives at home. Our solicitor has asked us to disclose any adults other than ourselves who reside at the property. Our lawyer has now e-mailed a document for our son to sign, waiving any legal rights in the event that the property is repossessed. I have two questions (1) Is this document specific to the Lloyds conveyancing panel as he did not need to sign this form when we remortgaged 5 years ago (2) In signing this form is our son in any way compromising his right to inherit the property?
On the face of it your lawyer has done nothing wrong as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to Lloyds. This is solely used to protect Lloyds if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave. It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of Lloyds had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Ickenham. My lender is Bank of Ireland
Bank of Ireland have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 17/4/2019, the requirements read as follows :
I need to appoint a conveyancing solicitor for residential conveyancing in Ickenham. I happened to discover a web site which looks to be the ideal solution If it is possible to get all this stuff done via web that would be preferable. Should I be wary? What are the potential pitfalls?
As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?
I've recently bought a leasehold flat in Ickenham. Do I have any liability for service charges relating to a period prior to completion of my purchase?
In a situation where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous lessee and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. Strange as it may seem, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. It is an essential part of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to be sure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.
If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).
After months of negotiations we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Ickenham. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?
if there is a missing freeholder or if there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the LVT to assess the price.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Ickenham flat is Flat 72 Queens Walk in January 2013. The Tribunals calculated the premium payable to be £22,090. This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired term was 53.26 years.
How varied are the property related services that Ickenham conveyancing practices supply?
In the main Ickenham conveyancing companies tend to provide a wide range of assistance to home and land owners, sellers, investors, landlords and tenants including the following:
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Property sale conveyancing in Ickenham or beyond
Domestic purchase conveyancing in Ickenham and also around the country
Residential conveyancing using Islamic Mortgages Ickenham conveyancing for Buying off mortgagees in possession in and outside of Ickenham Equity Release conveyancing New Build Conveyancing
