Are the BSA planning on creating a online directory to to identify solicitors on the Darlington Building Society conveyancing panel for example in St James's?
Lexsure has not been advised of any intention on the part of the BSA to develop such a search facility.
A friend recommended that if I am purchasing in St James's I should ask my conveyancer to perform a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
A search of this type is occasionally quoted for as part of the standard St James's conveyancing searches. It is a large report of about 40 pages, listing and detailing important information about St James's around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding St James's.
Just bought a terraced house in St James's , What is the estimated time for the Land Registry to register the transfer to my name? My St James's conveyancing solicitor has been painfully slow, so I want to be sure the post completion formalities are dealt with.
As far as conveyancing in St James's is concerned, registration is no faster or slower than the rest of England and Wales. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timescales can vary depending on the party submitting the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry communicate with any 3rd persons or bodies. Currently in the region of three quarters of submission are fully addressed in less than three weeks but some can be subject to protracted delays. Registration takes place once the purchaser is living at the premises so registration formalities is not typically an essential issue yet if there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your solicitor must communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.
I am buying a new build apartment in St James's. 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 can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in St James's
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Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. Please supply a car parking plan. Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified.
Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in St James's ahead of appointing lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold element to the house. My surveyor has said that some lenders tend not issue a loan on this type of premises.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different requirements from Halifax. If you contact us we can investigate further with the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in St James's. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in St James's to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.
I am hoping to sign contracts shortly on a garden flat in St James's. Conveyancing solicitors have said that they will have a report out to me on Monday. Are there areas in the report that I should be focusing on?
Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in St James's should include some of the following:
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Alterations to the property Information as to the provision in the lease to to contribute towards maintenance costs - with regard to both the building, and the wider rights a tenant has Whether the lease restricts you from letting out the flat, or working from home Repair and maintenance of the flat Whether your lease caters for for a sinking fund for major repairs?
After years of negotiations we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in St James's. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?
in cases where there is a absentee landlord or if there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant statutes it is possible to make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to judgment on the amount due.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement matter before the tribunal for a St James's flat is 20 Avonwick Road in July 2013. The Tribunal was dealing with an application under Section 26 of the Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 for a determination of the freehold value of the property. It was concluded that the price to be paid was Fifteen Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventy (£15,970) divided as to £8,200 for Flat 20 and £7,770 for Flat 20A This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 73.26 years.