The Thorpe Astley conveyancing solicitors that I appointed last week on my house acquisition in Thorpe Astley have without warning closed. I chose them because I needed a solicitor on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel and my previous Thorpe Astley lawyer was not. I cut them a cheque for £250 in advance. What do I do now?
If you have an estate agent involved then let them know straight away so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to the problems encountered. Most sellers would be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You should appoint new lawyers that are on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new solicitors should be in a position to help.
Is it necessary to take out insurance to address the risk of chancel repairs when buying a house in Thorpe Astley?
Unless a prior purchase of the house completed post 12 October 2013 you could expect conveyancing practitioners handling conveyancing in Thorpe Astley to remain recommending a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
I am buying a new build apartment in Thorpe Astley. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.
Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Thorpe Astley
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Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Please supply a car parking plan. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?
Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Thorpe Astley ahead of retaining solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold element to the property. Our surveyor has said that some mortgage companies tend not give a mortgage on a flying freehold property.
It varies from the lender to lender. Santander has different requirements from Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to telephone us we can check with the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Thorpe Astley. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
How can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my commercial offices in Thorpe Astley and how can your lawyers assist?
The particular law that you refer to affords a safeguard to commercial leaseholders, giving them the dueness to apply to court for a continuation of occupancy at the end of an expired lease. There are limited grounds that a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are complex. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Thorpe Astley is one of our hundreds of locations in which our lawyers are located
I am a couple of weeks into a freehold purchase having been referred to a firm by the selling agent to carry out the conveyancing in Thorpe Astley. I am am very dissatisfied with the level of service. Can you you assist me in finding new solicitors?
A lawyer would have to be really poor to suggest changing them. Has the mortgage been sent? In the event that it has you need to advise them of the new contact details and get the mortgage documents are re-issued. The conveyancer should be on the banks panel to avoid supplemental charges and complications. That should be your first question of the new solicitors. Our search tool will assist you in finding a bank approved lawyer for your home move in Thorpe Astley