It is a dozen years since I bought my house in Temple. Conveyancing solicitors have now been appointed on the sale but I can't find the title deeds. Will this jeopardise the sale?
You need not be too concerned. First there is a possibility that the deeds will be with your mortgage company or they could be in the possession of the conveyancers who acted in the purchase. Secondly in most cases the land will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to prove you are the registered owner by your conveyancing solicitors procuring current official copies of the land registers. Almost all conveyancing in Temple involves registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is unregistered it is more problematic but is resolvable.
My aunt passed away last year and as sole heir and executor I was left the property in Temple. The house had a small mortgage remaining of approximately £4500. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Yorkshire BS, pay off the mortgage. Is this allowed?
Where you plan to refinance then Yorkshire BS will require that you use a conveyancer on the Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire BS mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
A colleague recommended that where I am purchasing in Temple I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
This is a search is usually included in the estimate for your Temple conveyancing searches. It is a large report of about 40 pages, listing and detailing significant information about Temple around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Temple Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Temple Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data concerning Temple.
How does conveyancing in Temple differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build residence in Temple approach us having been asked by the housebuilder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is built. This is because builders in Temple typically purchase the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Temple or who has acted in the same development.
I today plan to offer on a house that seems to be perfect, at a reasonable figure which is making it more attractive. I have just been informed that the title is leasehold rather than freehold. I am assuming that there are particular concerns purchasing a leasehold house in Temple. Conveyancing advisers have are soon to be appointed. Will my lawyers set out the implications of buying a leasehold house in Temple ?
The majority of houses in Temple are freehold rather than leasehold. In this scenario it’s worth having a local solicitor used to dealing with such properties who can assist with the conveyancing process. We note that you are buying in Temple in which case you should be looking for a Temple conveyancing solicitor and be sure that they are used to transacting on leasehold houses. As a matter of priority you will need to check the unexpired lease term. As a leaseholder you will not be at liberty to do whatever you want with the house. The lease will likely included provisions for example obtaining the freeholder’sconsent to carry out changes to the property. You may also be required to pay a maintenance charge towards the upkeep of the estate where the house is located on an estate. Your conveyancer should appraise you on the various issues.
After years of dialogue we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Temple. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?
Absolutely. We can put you in touch with a Temple conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Temple flat is Flat 89 Trinity Court Grays Inn Road in February 2013. the Tribunal found that the premium to be paid by the tenant on the grant of a new lease, in accordance with section 56 and Schedule 13 to the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 should be £36,229. This case was in relation to 1 flat. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 66.8 years.
How much experience do your Temple conveyancing solicitors have with Help To Buy, Shared Equity and similar schemes?
Temple conveyancing lawyers help thousands of buyers move home every year and helped plenty of clients through the Help To Buy scheme. The chances are that whatever makes your case unique Temple conveyancers have worked on recent similar matters.
