We are about to sign contracts for a semi detached house in Walton on the Hill. We encountered a problem. The loan offer with Bank of Scotland runs out on 11/8/2025 but the sellers are suggesting a completion date of 13/8/2025. Can one prolong the mortgage expiry date?
The best person to address this issue is your lawyer who should calculate whether they should be discussing with the bank, vendor’s conveyancers, selling agents or indeed all three taking into account what has happend in your transaction to date.
I am assisting my sister sell her flat in Walton on the Hill. Does the conveyancer commission an energy performance certificate or do I organise this?
After the demise of Home Information Packs, energy performance certificates was maintained a mandatory part of selling a house. An EPC needs to be commissioned before the property is placed on the market. This is not a task that solicitors normally organise. If you are using a Walton on the Hill conveyancing lawyer they may be able to arrange energy assessments due to their relationships with long established Walton on the Hill assessors
My bid for a property was accepted at auction in Walton on the Hill. Conveyancing is required. What is next?
Now that you have to all intents and purposes signed on the dotted line you now have to choose a conveyancing practitioner as a matter of urgency as you now have a tight a fixed date to complete the purchase. All auction property should have a corresponding auction pack. This should include most,if not all of the documents that your solicitor will need. In the case of leasehold property the conveyancing papers may provide a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing documentation relating to leasehold premises. You need to pass this on to your appointed conveyancing solicitor at the earliest opportunity. Do make sure that you have funds in place to complete on the on the contractual date .
I have decided to exercise my right to buy my property in Walton on the Hill off the council. I have a mortgage offer with Clydesdale. Conveyancing is not something I have any knowledge of. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should have one. Any advice?
It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with Clydesdale, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel.
What will a local search reveal concerning the house we're buying in Walton on the Hill?
Walton on the Hill conveyancing often starts with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search organisations for example Xpress Legal The local search plays an important role in many a Walton on the Hill conveyancing purchase; that is if you wish to avoid any nasty surprises after you move into your property. The search will reveal data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of 13 topic areas.
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my property are lost. The solicitors who handled the conveyancing in Walton on the Hill 10 years ago no longer exist. What are my options?
As long as you have a registered title the information relating to your ownership will be recorded by the Land Registry with a Title Number. It is easy to conduct a search at the Land Registry, find your property and get current copies of the property title for a small fee. Where the title is Leasehold then the Land Registry will also normally hold a file duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be retrieved for twenty pounds.
In my capacity as executor for the estate of my grandmother I am disposing of a property in Swansea but I am based in Walton on the Hill. My solicitor (approximately 250 miles awayhas requested that I sign a stat dec before the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Walton on the Hill to attest this legal document for me?
strictly speaking you should not need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are Walton on the Hill based
Back In 2002, I bought a leasehold flat in Walton on the Hill. Conveyancing and Birmingham Midshires mortgage are in place. I have received a letter from someone claiming to own the reversionary interest in the property. It included a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1993. The conveyancing solicitor in Walton on the Hill who previously acted has now retired. Any advice?
First contact HMLR to be sure that this person is indeed the registered owner of the freehold reversion. There is no need to incur the fees of a Walton on the Hill conveyancing practitioner to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for a few pound. You should note that in any event, even if this is the rightful landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.
I inherited a ground flat in Walton on the Hill. Given that I can not reach agreement with the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the sum due for the purchase of the freehold?
Absolutely. We can put you in touch with a Walton on the Hill conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Walton on the Hill residence is 33 The Maisonettes Alberta Avenue in June 2014. the Tribunal decided that the premium payable for the grant of a new lease be the sum of £20,680 (Twenty Thousand six hundred and eighty pounds). This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 60.43 years.