Our son is purchasing a house that has just been built in Thorpe Astley with a mortgage from RBS. His conveyancer has said that there is a delay in completing the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. This document is news to me - what is it and who needs sight of it?
The form is intended to provide information to the main parties engaged in the purchase. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the RBS conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the valuer when asked. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the RBS conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.
A friend recommended that if I am buying in Thorpe Astley I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
A search of this type is usually quoted for as part of the standard Thorpe Astley conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing important information about Thorpe Astley around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Thorpe Astley Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information concerning Thorpe Astley.
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my property can not be found. The conveyancers who dealt with the conveyancing in Thorpe Astley 4 years ago no longer exist. What are my options?
In today’s world there are copies made of almost everything, and your lawyer will know precisely where to look for all the appropriate documentation so you may purchase or dispose of your property without a hitch. If copies are not available, your solicitor may be able to put in place insurance or indemnities protecting you against future claims on your property.
What does commercial conveyancing in Thorpe Astley cover?
Thorpe Astley conveyancing for business premises incorporates a broad range of services, offered by qualified solicitors, relating to business premises. For instance, this type of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more usually, the transfer of existing business tenancies or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial loans and the termination of tenancies.
I am looking for a conveyancing practitioner in Thorpe Astley for my home move. Can I see a solicitor's complaints history with the profession’s regulator?
You can see documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations resulting from inquisitions started on or after 1 January 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find information Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors history, ring 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For non-uk callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could recorded telephone calls for training requirements.
I work for a busy estate agent office in Thorpe Astley where we see a few leasehold sales jeopardised as a result of leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have been given conflicting advice from local Thorpe Astley conveyancing firms. Could you confirm whether the vendor of a flat can start the lease extension process for the purchaser on completion of the sale?
Provided that the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to kick-start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the proposed purchaser need not have to sit tight for 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment has to be done prior to, or simultaneously with completion of the disposal of the property.
Alternatively, it may be possible to extend the lease informally by agreement with the landlord either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the purchaser.
Thorpe Astley Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Questions you should consider before buying
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How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their maintenance charge payments? How is the lease structured? It would be a good idea to enquire if the the lease includes any onerous restrictions in the lease. For example plenty of leases prohibit pets being permitted in certain buildings in Thorpe Astley. If you love the apartmentin Thorpe Astley however your dog is not allowed to move with you then you will be presented with a hard compromise.