Having sold my house in Sandgate last August yet the purchaser is SMS messaging daily to say her lawyer needs to hear from mine. What should have happened following completion?
After completion of your disposal your conveyancer is duty bound to send the transfer documentation and all additional paperwork to the purchaser's conveyancer. Where relevant, your solicitor should also send confirmation that the mortgage has been repaid to the purchasers lawyers. There are no post completion procedures unique to conveyancing in Sandgate.
What is the optimum way to investigate if the solicitor conducting my conveyancing in Sandgate is on the lender’sapproved panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Barclays Direct thus spending £192.00 in further conveyancing invoice.
You should take advantage of the search tool on this page. Pick the lender and type ‘Sandgate’ or your location and you will see a number of lawyer based in Sandgate or nearest you.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Sandgate?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Sandgate. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
I decided to have a survey done on a house in Sandgate in advance of instructing conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. Our surveyor advised that some mortgage companies may refuse to give a loan on such a home.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different instructions for example to Birmingham Midshires. If you e-mail us we can look into this further with the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Sandgate. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Sandgate especially if they are acquainted with such properties in Sandgate.
In what way can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my business property in Sandgate and how can your lawyers assist?
The particular law that you refer to provides a safeguard to business leaseholders, giving them the right to apply to court for a new lease and remain in occupation at the end of the lease term. There are certain specified grounds that a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are complex. We are happy to direct you to commercial conveyancing practices who use the act to your advantage and handle your commercial conveyancing in Sandgate
The property lawyers carrying out our conveyancing in Sandgate has sent papers to review that reveal that the land is unregistered with epitome documents. Is it not the case that all property in Sandgate should be registered?
Much of the property in Sandgate is registered. An 'epitome' is basically a dossier of photocopies of documents affecting an unregistered title. Plenty of Sandgate conveyancing practitioners should be capable of dealing with such matters but where uncertainty prevails the standard recommendation presently is for the current owners to register the title first and subsequently sell - this will predictably result in a prolonged conveyancing.