My conveyancer has identified a a legal deficiency with the lease for the apartment we are buying in Mynydd Isa. The seller’s lawyers have put forward defective title insurance as a workaround. We are happy with insurance and will pay for it. Our lawyer says that he must check that the mortgage company is happy with this solution. Who is the client here, us or the lender?
The short answer to your last question is that, notwithstanding the potential for a conflict of interest, you and the bank are the client. Your solicitor must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements. The UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions require your lawyer to disclose issues such as defects with the lease so that the mortgage company can be afforded the opportunity to check with their valuer as to the extent that the value of the property is affected. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your conveyancer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.
Do lenders provide you with an approved list of Mynydd Isa conveyancing solicitors? How do you know who is on the Principality conveyancing panel?
Mynydd Isa conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Principality conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Principality directly.
We are buying a property and the solicitor has identified Chancel Repair to which the house may be obligated to pay given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. She has mentioned insurance. Is this really necessary for conveyancing in Mynydd Isa
Unless a prior purchase of the premises took place post 12 October 2013 you can assume that lawyers carrying out conveyancing in Mynydd Isa to continue to suggest a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.
Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Mynydd Isa prior to appointing lawyers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. My surveyor advised that some mortgage companies will not issue a mortgage on this type of home.
It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different instructions from Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to call us we can check with the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Mynydd Isa. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Mynydd Isa to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.
I am looking to sell my house. My previous solicitors has retired. It would be helpful to have a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. I happen to live in Mynydd Isa if that affects matters.
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I own a leasehold flat in Mynydd Isa. Conveyancing was finished in 21012. I have been told that I should not allow the lease length get too short. Why is that a problem?
Mynydd Isa leasehold properties are for a fixed term - often just under one hundred years when they started. However many appartments in Mynydd Isa were built or converted in the 60’s and so such leases now have fewer than 80 years left to run. That may sound like plenty of time however Banks, Building Societies and other mortgage companies tend to need leases to have a minimum of seventy five years left to adequate security. This means that when you come to sell the property you will need to extend the term of your lease if you are nearing seventy five years. To increase the saleability of your property you should be thinking about whether to extend your lease long before you come to sell it. Please note that there are strong financial reasons to taking action before the lease reaches even eighty years as when the lease falls below eighty years the premium to be paid to extend starts to get a lot more expensive.