My partner’s brother is a property lawyer. I suspect that I'll be able to get friends and family fee for conveyancing, However if that does not come through, what kind of figure should I be expecting for conveyancing in Maidenhead?
Do compare pricing. Make use of our search tool on this page. You will notice that amounts seem to be different but service levels do differ between solicitors as is the case with the vast majority of professional services.
My partner and I are buying a brand new duplex in Maidenhead and my conveyancer is telling me that she has to the lender to reveal incentives from the seller. The Estate Agents are hassling me to exchange contracts and I don't want to delay the conveyancing. Is my lawyer right?
You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your lawyer. A precondition to being on a mortgage company panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook provisions. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.
Various online forums that I have visited warn that are the primary reason for delay in Maidenhead house deals. Is there any truth in this?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released conclusions of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the most frequent causes of hindrances during the legal transfer of property. Local searches are not likely to feature in any slowing down conveyancing in Maidenhead.
I am buying a new build apartment in Maidenhead. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.
Here are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Maidenhead
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Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision.
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I am employed by a long established estate agency in Maidenhead where we see a number of flat sales put at risk as a result of short leases. I have received conflicting advice from local Maidenhead conveyancing solicitors. Could you shed some light as to whether the owner of a flat can initiate the lease extension process for the purchaser on completion of the sale?
Provided that the seller has owned the lease for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the buyer need not have to sit tight for 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed before, or at the same time as completion of the disposal of the property.
An alternative approach is to agree the lease extension with the freeholder either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the buyer.
Leasehold Conveyancing in Maidenhead - A selection of Questions you should ask before Purchasing
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Who are the managing agents? The prefered form of lease arrangement is where the freehold reversion is in the ownership of the leaseholders. In this scenario the lessees enjoy control and although a managing agent is frequently retained if the building is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent acts for the leaseholders themselves. The answer will be important as a) areas could result in problems for the block as the common areas may start to deteriorate where repairs are not paid for b) if the tenants have an issue with the managing agents you will wish to know about it