I understand that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Do I require chancel insurance when acquiring a property in Thurrock? or Apparently there is an ancient law that means some house owners living in a parish church boundary may be liable to contribute towards repairs towards the chancel within the church. Is this a legitimate concern for conveyancing in Thurrock?
Unless a previous purchase of the house completed after 12 October 2013 you may take it that conveyancing practitioners handling conveyancing in Thurrock to remain recommending a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.
It has been five months since my purchase conveyancing in Thurrock concluded. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £160,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the asset from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
How does conveyancing in Thurrock differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build property in Thurrock contact us having been asked by the housebuilder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is constructed. This is because new home sellers in Thurrock tend to buy the real estate, 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 Thurrock or who has acted in the same development.
How can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my business premises in Thurrock and how can you help?
The particular law that you refer to gives protection to commercial lessees, granting the a statutory right to apply to court for a renewal tenancy and continue in occupation when the lease comes to an end. There are certain specified grounds that a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are complicated. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Thurrock is one of our hundreds of areas of the UK in which the firms we work with are based
In my capacity as executor for the will of my grandfather I am selling a property in Monmouth but I am based in Thurrock. My lawyer (based 260 kilometers from mehas requested that I sign a statutory declaration before completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing lawyer in Thurrock to witness this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you should not be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are Thurrock based
Estate agents have just been given the go-ahead to market my garden flat in Thurrock. Conveyancing has not commenced, however I have just received a half-yearly service charge demand – Do I pay up?
Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should clear the invoice as you normally would given that all ground rent and maintenance invoices should be apportioned as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most management companies 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 bought a basement flat in Thurrock, conveyancing having been completed 4 years ago. Can you work out an approximate cost of a lease extension? Similar flats in Thurrock with over 90 years remaining are worth £191,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £55 levied per year. The lease runs out on 21st October 2078
With only 53 years left to run the likely cost is going to range between £27,600 and £31,800 as well as plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.
The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive due diligence. Do not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be taken into account and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward placing reliance on this information without first getting professional advice.