Are the Repton conveyancing solicitors identified as being on the Nationwide conveyancing panel, together with their details provided by Nationwide?
Repton conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Nationwide conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Nationwide directly.
I am assisting my mother sell her flat in Repton. Will the solicitor commission the energy performance certificate or do I organise this?
After the abolition of HIPs, energy assessments became a mandatory element of moving house. An EPC should be commissioned prior to the property being advertised. It is not a task that lawyers ordinarily organise. If you are instructing a Repton conveyancing solicitor they may be able to arrange EPC’s due to their contacts with long established Repton accredited person
We had chosen solicitors based in Repton on the Nationwide solicitor approved list. They have just invoiced me a separate charge for handling the Nationwide mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee set by Nationwide?
Unfortunately, so long as it is in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your property lawyer may levy a fee for this. This charge is not dictated by Nationwide but by your Repton property lawyer. Numerous firms on the Nationwide panel will charge ’dealing with mortgage’ fee and others do not.
I recently had an offer accepted on an apartment in Repton. My financial adviser recommended their conveyancers. I paid an upfront payment of £175. A few days later, the lawyer contacted me to say that they were not on the HSBC conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the HSBC panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
I used Arc property Solicitors a few years past for my conveyancing in Repton. Now, I need the files but the law firm has closed. What do I do?
You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Repton of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on last month in what should have been a quick, no chain conveyancing. Repton is the location of the property. Is there any guidance you can impart?
Flying freeholds in Repton are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Repton you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Repton may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.
We are 17 days into a leasehold purchase having been referred to a firm by the selling agent to carry out the conveyancing in Repton. I am am extremely dissatisfied with the quality of service. Could you you assist me in finding new lawyers?
They would have to be very bad in order to consider diss instructing them. Has your mortgage offer been issued? In the event that it has you will need to make them aware of the new conveyancer and have the mortgage documents are issued to the new lawyers. The conveyancer should be on the lenders approved list to avoid supplemental charges and delays. So that should be your first question of the new solicitors. The find a solicitor tool can help you find a bank approved conveyancer for your conveyancing in Repton
My wife and I purchased a leasehold flat in Repton. Conveyancing and Barclays mortgage went though with no issue. A letter has just been received from someone claiming to own the freehold. It included a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1995. The conveyancing solicitor in Repton who acted for me is not around. Any advice?
The first thing you should do is contact the Land Registry to make sure that the individual claiming to own the freehold is indeed the new freeholder. There is no need to incur the fees of a Repton conveyancing solicitor to do this as it can be done on-line for a few pound. You should note that in any event, even if this is the rightful landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.
I am the registered owner of a studio flat in Repton, conveyancing having been completed 5 years ago. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Corresponding properties in Repton with a long lease are worth £211,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 invoiced annually. The lease ceases on 21st October 2091
With 67 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £10,500 and £12,000 as well as legals.
The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to advice on the actual costs in the absence of detailed due diligence. You should not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be taken into account and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.