We are planning to acquire a flat and require a conveyancing solicitor in Skewen who is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a conveyancing firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Yorkshire BS . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Skewen.
My grandfather passed away last year and as sole heir and executor I was left the house in Skewen. The house had a relatively small loan left on it of around £5k. I want to have the title changed into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Coventry BS, pay off the mortgage. Is this possible?
Where you plan to refinance then Coventry BS will insist on your using a conveyancer on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Coventry BS conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Coventry BS mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
My colleague suggested that if I am buying in Skewen I should ask my conveyancer to perform a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
This is a search is usually included in the estimate for your Skewen conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and setting out important information about Skewen around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Skewen Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Skewen Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data regarding Skewen.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Skewen?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Skewen. 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…’
How can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my business property in Skewen and how can your lawyers assist?
The particular law that you refer to provides protection to commercial lessees, giving them the dueness to make a request to court for a new tenancy and remain in occupation when the lease reaches an end. There are certain specified grounds that a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are involved. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Skewen is one of the numerous areas of the UK in which our lawyers are located
Our conveyancer has advised that he intends to complete and exchange simultaneously on the disposal of our £125,000 garden flat in Skewen in just under a week. The management company has quoted £396 for Landlord’s certificate, insurance certificate and previous years service charge statements. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge such fees for a flat conveyance in Skewen?
Skewen conveyancing on leasehold flats ordinarily necessitates fees being invoiced by freeholders :
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Answering conveyancing due diligence questions
Where consent is required before sale in Skewen
Copies of the building insurance and schedule
Deeds of covenant upon sale
Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale
Skewen Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Questions you should ask Prior to buying
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What is the maintenance charge and ground rent on the apartment? What restrictions exist in the Skewen Lease?