I am assisting my step-mother sell her flat in East Boldon. Will the conveyancer order the EPC or should I organise this?

Following the abolition of Home Packs, EPC’s was kept a mandatory component of moving house. An EPC must be to hand in advance of the property being placed on the market. It is not a task that law firms ordinarily organise. If you are using a East Boldon conveyancing solicitor they might help arrange energy performance certificates due to their contacts with long established local assessors

My bid for a property was accepted at auction in East Boldon. Conveyancing is required. What is next?

Having legally committed yourself to purchase you should appoint a conveyancing solicitor as a matter of urgency as you will have a fast approaching a drop dead date to complete the purchase. An auction property should have an associated legal set of papers. This should include evidence of title and search results. If you have purchased leasehold property the legal pack should provide a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing paperwork relating to leasehold premises. You need to give this to your appointed conveyancing solicitor at the earliest opportunity. Do make sure that that you have the requisite funding organised to complete on the on the contractual date .

After much negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in East Boldon. My financial adviser recommended their conveyancers. I paid an on account payment of £225. Not long after, the conveyancing practitioner contacted me to say that they were not on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Bank of Ireland panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

Have purchased a a terraced house in East Boldon , What is the estimated time for the Land Registry to register my proprietorship? My East Boldon conveyancing solicitor works at snail pace, so I want to check that my name is recorded.

There is nothing unique about conveyancing in East Boldon registration formalities. Rather than based on location, timeframes can vary subject to who lodges the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry must send notices to any interested persons or bodies. At present in the region of three quarters of submission are fully dealt with in less than three weeks but some can be subject to protracted delays. Registration occurs once the buyer is living at the premises thus registration formalities is not usually primary concern but if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your conveyancer should communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.

I am buying a new build flat in East Boldon. 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.

Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in East Boldon

The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?

In what way can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my business offices in East Boldon and how can you help?

The 1954 Act provides a safeguard to business tenants, giving them the dueness to make a request to court for a new tenancy and remain in occupation at the end of an expired lease. There are limited grounds where a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are complicated. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. East Boldon is one of the many areas of the UK in which the firms we work with are located

Can you offer any advice when it comes to choosing a East Boldon conveyancing firm to carry out our lease extension conveyancing?

When appointing a solicitor for lease extension works (regardless if they are a East Boldon conveyancing firm) it is most important that they be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of conveyancing. We suggest that you speak with several firms including non East Boldon conveyancing practices prior to instructing a firm. Where the conveyancing practice is ALEP accredited then so much the better. The following questions could be helpful:

If the firm is not ALEP accredited then what is the reason? What are the charges for lease extension work?

East Boldon Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Questions you should consider before buying

What prohibitions are contained in the East Boldon Lease? How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their maintenance charge payments? It is important to be aware whether fixing the lift or some other major work is due in the near future to be shared amongst the leasehold owners and will materially impact the level of the maintenance costs or result in a one off payment.