Please help. My Shortlands conveyancer is informing me me that she is duty bound toapply for Shortlands conveyancing searches due to the fact thatthe firm are on the Nat Westapproved lawyer panel. Is my conveyancer correct?
Unfortunately both you and your lawyer have little choice here. As you are obtaining a mortgage with a mortgage company your lawyer has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your conveyancing practitioner would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your lender’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to comply with the CML Handbook requirements . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out Shortlands conveyancing searches.
I am buying a new build apartment in Shortlands. Conveyancing is a frightening process 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.
Set out below is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Shortlands
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Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? 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. 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.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on two weeks back in what was supposed to be a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Shortlands is where the house is located. Is there any guidance you can impart?
Flying freeholds in Shortlands are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Shortlands you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Shortlands 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.
How easy is it to transfer to a new conveyancer as I have to instruct a firm on the TSB conveyancing panel. I had appointed a family conveyancing solicitor in Shortlands five minutes from me but she is not approved by TSB
We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Shortlands on the TSB panel. Please note that the solicitors that we on the directory do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are under regulation of the SRA who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Shortlands. In making use of the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this site, you can contrast fees for conveyancing solicitors in Shortlands and beyond.
We are four weeks into a leasehold purchase having been referred to conveyancers by the high street agent to do our conveyancing in Shortlands. I am am starting to be disappointed with the level of service. Could you you assist me in finding new solicitors?
They would need to be very bad to suggest changing them. Has your mortgage been generated? In the event that it has you must make them aware of the new contact details and get the loan are re-issued. Your new conveyancer should be on the lenders approved list to avoid added charges and delays. That should be your first question of the new solicitors. Our find a solicitor tool should assist you in finding a lender approved lawyer for your conveyancing in Shortlands
At long last our conveyancing in Shortlands is completing next Friday, yet the people I am purchasing off wants to move out 24 hours later at at 2pm. Can I agree to this?
If you require a loan then your solicitor will demand that the property isvacant on Friday - the lender will compel it.