It is 10 years ago since I acquired my house in Royston. Conveyancing lawyers have just been retained on the sale but I can't find my title deeds. Will this jeopardise the sale?
You need not be too concerned. First there is a possibility that the deeds will be kept by your lender or they may be in the possession of the conveyancers who acted in your purchase. Secondly in most cases the property will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to prove you are the registered owner by your conveyancing lawyers acquiring current official copies of the land registers. Most conveyancing in Royston relates to registered property but in the rare situation where your property is unregistered it is more tricky but is resolvable.
I used Arc property Solicitors a few years ago for my conveyancing in Royston. I now require my papers however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 Royston 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.
About to purchase a new build apartment in Royston. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.
Here are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Royston
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Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. 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. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? 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. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants.
Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Royston prior to appointing solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the property. The surveyor has said that some banks may refuse to grant a mortgage on a flying freehold premises.
It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different requirements from Birmingham Midshires. If you e-mail us we can check via the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Royston. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Royston especially if they are acquainted with such properties in Royston.
I have been sourcing a conveyancing lawyer in Royston for my sale. Is there any facility to check a solicitor's complaints history with the profession’s regulator?
One can review documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from investigations from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find details Pre 2008, or to check a firm's history, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator sometimes recorded call for training reasons.
My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Royston. I I would like to check if they are on the bank's conveyancing panel. Could you advise?
One option is to contact the solicitor to check if they are on the bank's panel. Alternatively please get in touch with us and we can make some checks for you. Should the firm not be on the conveyancing panel we we can help find a reputable conveyancing solicitor in Royston on the panel for your mortgage company.