It has come to my attention via my mortgage broker that my Northfleet lawyer is not on the lender Solicitor panel. How can I check?
The sensible course of action for you to take is to contact your Northfleet lawyer directly. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to notify you what has happened. Where they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the conveyancing panel for your lender.
I am purchasing a property and the conveyancer has referenced Chancel Repair for which the property may be liable given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. She has recommended insurance. Is this really warranted for conveyancing in Northfleet
Unless a previous purchase of the property completed after 12 October 2013 you may assume that conveyancing practitioners carrying out conveyancing in Northfleet to remain encouraging a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
Me and my brother have a renovated Edwardian property in Northfleet. Conveyancing solicitor acted for me and Leeds Building Society. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are two entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold with the exact same address. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??
You should assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for 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 Northfleet and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also enquire as to the situation with your conveyancing solicitor who conducted the purchase.
About to purchase a new build flat in Northfleet. Conveyancing is a frightening process 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.
Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Northfleet
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Please supply a car parking plan. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. 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. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided.
Are there any apps to assist me to search for a Northfleet solicitor on the Barclays Direct conveyancing panel? I have a car and am willing to travel upto 25kilometers to meet the lawyer.
You can use the tool on this page. Please pick a lender and your location and you will see a number of Northfleet conveyancing lawyers locally. We have listed some Northfleet conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can telephone them to see if they are on the Barclays Direct panel
I am four weeks into a leasehold purchase having been recommend to a firm by the estate agent to carry out the conveyancing in Northfleet. I am not happy. Could you help me find new solicitors?
They would need to be really bad in order to consider diss instructing them. Has the mortgage offer been generated? If so you will need to advise them of the new contact details and get the offer are issued to the new lawyers. Your new solicitor ideally should be on the mortgage company approved list to avoid added charges and frustration. That should be your starting point. The search tool will assist you in finding a bank approved conveyancer for your home move in Northfleet