I have given 8 weeks notice to my current landlord and have to vacate my let out flat in Maryland by the end of next month. Conveyancing on my purchase has just started. Is it possible to complete in 4 weeks as don't want to have to move into short term accommodation?
The normal practice is not to give notice on a rental unless you have exchanged. Assuming that you have not previously done so, speak to your conveyancer and request that they cajole the owners solicitors, try to an agreed time frame that everyone will look towards
I'm in the process of viewing flats in Maryland and I am now considering a potential offer. Is it sensible to have my solicitor on ‘stand by’? I will be getting a mortgage with Clydesdale.
It would be wise to start your search sooner rather than later. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their details on to the estate agent. As you are getting a mortgage with Clydesdale, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.
Completion of my purchase has taken place for my property in Maryland. Conveyancing was satisfactory but I would like to complain about the lender. Who do I contact should I wish to lodge a complaint?
Most banks and building societies have complaints procedures. Your first port of call should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Care Department at head office. In most cases complaints to a lender are resolved effectively and efficiently. If you feel the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service, South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR with full details of your complaint.
I had an offer accepted on a house in Maryland on 14/6/2024, valuation was booked 2 days later, all came back fine. Solicitor instructed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to TSB and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the TSB conveyancing panel. Are TSB entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for TSB to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the TSB conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I decided to have a survey completed on a property in Maryland prior to retaining conveyancers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. The surveyor advised that some banks tend refuse to issue a mortgage on such a property.
It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different requirements for example to Halifax. If you e-mail us we can look into this further with the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Maryland. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
I am looking into buying my first house which is in Maryland and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Maryland. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Maryland area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Maryland. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found
In my capacity as executor for the will of my grandmother I am disposing of a residence in Swansea but I am based in Maryland. My lawyer (who is 300 miles awayhas requested that I sign a stat dec prior to completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in Maryland to attest this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are located in Maryland
Back In 2009, I bought a leasehold flat in Maryland. Conveyancing and Alliance & Leicester mortgage went though with no issue. A letter has just been received from someone saying they have taken over the freehold. Attached was a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1996. The conveyancing solicitor in Maryland who previously acted has long since retired. Do I pay?
The first thing you should do is contact the Land Registry to make sure that the individual purporting to own the freehold is in fact the registered owner of the freehold reversion. There is no need to instruct a Maryland conveyancing firm to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for a few pound. Rest assured that in any event, even if this is the legitimate freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.
After years of negotiations we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Maryland. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?
in cases where there is a absentee landlord or where there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to calculate the price payable.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Maryland flat is 151A Ham Park Road in May 2010. The matter came before the Tribunal by way of a vesting order made on 12 June 2009 Deputy District Judge Coonan in Bow County Court. The tribunal decided that the sum payable for the m to be paid for the lease extension was £21,445 This case related to 1 flat.