My partner and I intend to remortgage our maisonette in Shepherd's Bush with Kent Reliance. We have a son approaching twenty who lives at home. Our solicitor has asked us to disclose anyone over the age of 17 other than ourselves who reside at the property. The solicitor has now sent a form for our son to sign, waiving any legal rights in the event that the flat is forfeited by the lender. I have a couple of concerns (1) Is this document specific to the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel as he did not need to sign this form when we remortgaged 5 years ago (2) In signing this form is our son in any way compromising his right to inherit the property?
First, rest assured that your Kent Reliance conveyancing panel solicitor is doing the right thing as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to Kent Reliance. This is solely used to protect Kent Reliance if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave. It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of Kent Reliance had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.
I am purchasing a flat and require a conveyancing solicitor in Shepherd's Bush who is on the TSB conveyancing. Can you recommend a local solicitor?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for TSB in certain locations such as Shepherd's Bush. We dont recommend any particular firm.
I own a semi-detached Georgian house in Shepherd's Bush. Conveyancing solicitor acted for me and TSB. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw a couple of entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold under the matching address. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?
You need to read 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 proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Shepherd's Bush and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with lenders. You can also enquire as to the situation with the conveyancing lawyer who conducted the conveyancing.
About to purchase a new build apartment in Shepherd's Bush. Conveyancing is daunting 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 legal work.
Here are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Shepherd's Bush
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The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. 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. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal.
We are a fortnight into a freehold purchase having been recommend to solicitors by the selling agent to carry out the conveyancing in Shepherd's Bush. We are not happy. Could you help me find new lawyers?
They would have to be really bad to suggest replacing them. Has your mortgage offer been issued? In the event that it has you need to make them aware of the new conveyancer and have the mortgage documents are re-issued. The conveyancer should be on the banks panel to avoid added costs and delays. So that should be your first question of the new lawyers. The search tool should help you find a bank approved lawyer for your home move in Shepherd's Bush
Is it true that a Shepherd's Bush conveyancing firm got sued by a client for failing to conduct the right conveyancing investigations?
Our attention has not be brought to such a Shepherd's Bush conveyancing claim but according to a recent report, clients acquiring a home elsewhere in England successfully won a case against their property lawyer due to development plans to erect a wind farm failing to be identified in conveyancing searches.
Where you are contemplating buying a home in Shepherd's Bush It is essential that your solicitor carry out all Shepherd's Bush conveyancing searches needed making sure that you have relevant and up to date information ahead of acquiring a property.