Completed the sale of my flat in West Bromwich last June but our buyer keeps calling every few hours complaining that her solicitor needs to hear from mine. What should my lawyer have done now that I have sold?
Post completion of your disposal your conveyancer is obliged to send the transfer documentation and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. If applicable, your conveyancer must also confirm that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been repaid to the buyers solicitors. There are no post completion procedures peculiar conveyancing in West Bromwich.
My friend advised me that where I am purchasing in West Bromwich I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
A search of this type is usually included in the estimate for your West Bromwich conveyancing searches. It is a large report of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out important information about West Bromwich around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the West Bromwich Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, West Bromwich Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information concerning West Bromwich.
Me and my brother own a 4 bedroom Georgian house in West Bromwich. Conveyancing practitioner represented me and HSBC Bank. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are two entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold with the matching property. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?
You need to read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in West Bromwich and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also question the position with your conveyancing solicitor who conducted the purchase.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I put an offer in last month in what was supposed to be a simple, no chain conveyancing. West Bromwich is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?
Flying freeholds in West Bromwich are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside West Bromwich you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in West Bromwich may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.
How can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my business premises in West Bromwich and how can you help?
The 1954 Act provides protection to business leaseholders, giving them the a statutory right to apply to court for a renewal tenancy and remain in occupation at the end of the lease term. There are limited grounds where a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are complex. We are happy to direct you to commercial conveyancing firms who use the act to your advantage and assist with commercial conveyancing in West Bromwich
My husband and I are four weeks into a leasehold purchase having been referred to a firm by the estate agent to execute conveyancing in West Bromwich. I am not happy. Can you you assist me in finding new conveyancers?
A lawyer would have to be really poor to suggest changing them. Has the mortgage been issued? In the event that it has you must advise them of the new contact details and have the loan are re-issued. Your new solicitor ideally should be on the mortgage company approved list to avoid added charges and frustration. So that should be your starting point. Our find a solicitor tool should help you find a lender approved solicitor for your conveyancing in West Bromwich