Me and my partner are acquiring our first house. The conveyancing practitioner has calledto check if we would like to purchase extra conveyancing searches. We are really unsure what's needed for conveyancing in Limehouse
The extent of Limehouse conveyancing searches depends entirely on the property, the location, the likelihood of any of these risks, your knowledge of the locality and risks, your overall approach to risk. What matters is that you properly understand what information the searches could provide. Then you can decide if you consider that you need that search. Where you are unclear, ask your conveyancer to recommend.
Last month we had a mortgage agreed in principle with RBS. Limehouse conveyancing lawyers have been chosen. How long does it take for RBS to issue the offer to the solicitor?
There is no definitive answer here. Have RBS done the valuation? Have you advised RBS as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the RBS conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.
I am buying a property in Limehouse. An unusual aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Solicitors conducting should look into this right? Will my lender Kent Reliance be concerned?
Given that your lender is Kent Reliance your lawyer must check the formal requirements set out in Part 2 of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Kent Reliance. The CML Handbook stipulates minimum requirements for solar panel roof-space leases, and solicitors are required to report to Kent Reliance where a lease does not meet these provisions. The requirements relate to the installation of panels on properties in England and Wales and is not limited to Limehouse.
I am due to exchange contracts on my flat. I had a double glazing fitted in May 2006, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My buyer's mortgage company, Coventry BS are being a right pain. The Limehouse solicitor who is on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel is recommending indemnity insurance as a solution but Coventry BS are requiring a building regulation certificate. Why do Coventry BS have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that Coventry BS have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Coventry BS 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.
A friend advised me that if I am buying in Limehouse I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
This is a search is sometimes included in the estimate for your Limehouse conveyancing searches. It is a large report of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out significant information about Limehouse around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Limehouse Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information about Limehouse.
Me and my brother purchased a 4 bedroom Victorian house in Limehouse. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and Chelsea Building Society. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are a couple of entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold under the matching address. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?
You should read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Limehouse and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also check the position with your conveyancing practitioner who conducted the work.
How does conveyancing in Limehouse differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build premises in Limehouse approach us having been asked by the developer to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is finished. This is because builders in Limehouse typically buy the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Limehouse or who has acted in the same development.
What does commercial conveyancing in Limehouse cover?
Non domestic conveyancing in Limehouse incorporates a broad array of guidance, given 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 usually, the assignment 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.
