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Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Ackworth

Finally, a mortgage agreement from HSBC for the refinancing of my 2 room maisonette is due any day now. Could you recommend a low cost conveyancing solicitor in Ackworth?

You have arrived at the wrong place to search for the cheapest conveyancing in Ackworth. Our aim is to provide cost effective conveyancing but our intention is not to work with the cheapest lawyers. Resist the temptation to appoint companies enticing you with £99 conveyancing in Ackworth. The optimum outcome, in being led by cheap conveyancing, you will receive what you pay for and at worst it will result in you with a surprising uplift in additional fees and still not receive the service required.

three months have gone by following my purchase conveyancing in Ackworth completed. I have checked the Land Registry site 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 property 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.

I am buying a new build flat in Ackworth. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Ackworth

    Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Please supply a car parking plan. Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a leasehold apartment up to £245,000 and identified one round the corner in Ackworth I like with open areas and railway links nearby, the downside is that it only has 52 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Ackworth for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a lease with such few years left?

If you need a mortgage that many years may be problematic. Discount the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the property for at least 2 years you can request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer about this matter.

I own a leasehold house in Ackworth. Conveyancing and Bank of Ireland mortgage went though with no issue. A letter has just been received from someone saying they have taken over the reversionary interest in the property. It included a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1998. The conveyancing solicitor in Ackworth who previously acted has long since retired. Do I pay?

The first thing you should do is contact HMLR to be sure that this person is indeed the registered owner of the freehold reversion. It is not necessary to instruct a Ackworth conveyancing practitioner to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for less than a fiver. You should note that in any event, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.

Ackworth Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Queries before Purchasing

    Are any of leasehold owners in arrears of their service charge payments? What is the service charge and ground rent on the property? Its a good idea to discover as much as possible regarding the managing agents as they will either make living at the property much simpler or uncomfortable. As the proprietor of a leasehold property you are often at the mercy of the managing agents from a financial perspective and when it comes to practical matters such as the upkeep of the communal areas. Ask other tenants if they are happy with them. On a final note, investigate as to the dates that you are obliged pay the service charge to the relevant party and precisely what it includes.

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