Unfortunately I am unable to travel far from South Hylton. Is there a reason why all South Hylton conveyancers are not on all lender panels?
Lenders highlight the fact that solicitor-led fraud is considered to be responsible for millions of pounds of fraud every year.The removal of law firms off of lender panels started with the rise in mortgage fraud, which prompted a thematic review by the FSA in 2011. Its outcome included recommendations for mortgage companies to review their conveyancing panels, which kicked off a major policy change in the sector. It led to banks and building societies removing a number of firms off their panel of approved property lawyers .
What does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in South Hylton? What am I being asked for?
South Hylton conveyancing solicitors and indeed property lawyers throughout the UK have a duty under money laundering regulations to verify the identity of any client with a view to ensure that clients are who they say they are.
Conveyancing clients are required to produce two forms of certified identification; proof of ID (usually a Passport or Driving Licence) and proof of address (typically a Bank Statement no older than three months).
Confirmation of source of monies is also necessary in compliance with the money laundering statutes as lawyers are required to check that the funds you are using to purchase a property (whether it be the deposit for exchange or the full purchase monies where you are buying mortgage free) has originated from legitimate source (such as employment savings) and is not the fruits of illegitimate behaviour.
Me and my partner are buying a apartment in South Hylton. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a lawyer? At some point we will need to deposit our life savings into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our money?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
My offer was accepted on a house in South Hylton on 19/3/2024, valuation was booked 2 days after, all came back fine. Solicitor appointed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Skipton and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Skipton conveyancing panel. Are Skipton entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Skipton to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Skipton conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
After shopping around on the internet I have found a South Hylton lawyer having checked that they are on the Lloyds conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?
Lloyds will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Lloyds will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. Your conveyancer will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your South Hylton postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Lloyds, you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in South Hylton.
I have been on the look out for a flat up to £305k and identified one close by in South Hylton I like with amenity areas and transport links in the vicinity, however it's only got 61 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in South Hylton suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a short lease?
Should you require a home loan that many years will be problematic. Discount the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current owner has owned the premises for a minimum of 2 years you can request that they start the process of the extension and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor about this.
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I have just appointed agents to market my ground floor apartment in South Hylton. Conveyancing is yet to be initiated, but I have just had a yearly maintenance charge invoice – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?
The sensible thing to do is pay the maintenance contribution as normal because all ground rent and maintenance charges should be apportioned as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.
I am the registered owner of a 1st floor flat in South Hylton, conveyancing formalities finalised half a dozen years ago. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Corresponding flats in South Hylton with a long lease are worth £190,000. The ground rent is £65 charged once a year. The lease expires on 21st October 2085
You have 61 years unexpired we estimate the price of your lease extension to range between £18,100 and £20,800 as well as costs.
The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to advice on a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive due diligence. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be additional concerns that need to be considered and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward based on this information without first getting professional advice.