My financial adviser has asked me for my Barnehurst solicitor’s panel member for the Santander conveyancing panel. What is the best way to discover this. I have e-mailed my local Barnehurst branch but they cant find it on their system.
You are best placed to get this information from your Barnehurst solicitor . They retain a central record lender panel numbers.
What does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Barnehurst? Is this really necessary?
It is indeed that case that the requirement set out by your solicitor has nothing to do with conveyancing in Barnehurst. However these days you will not be able to proceed with any conveyancing process without first providing evidence of your identity. Ordinarily this takes the form of a either your passport or driving licence as well as a bank statement. Remember if you are supplying your driving licence as proof of ID it needs to be both the paper element and photo card part, one is not satisfactory without the other.
Proof of the source of money is necessary in accordance with the Money Laundering Regulations. You should not be offended when when this is requested of you as your conveyancer must have this information on file. Your Barnehurst conveyancing solicitor will need to see evidence of proof of funds before they are able to accept any funds from you into their client account and they may also ask additional questions concerning the source of monies.
What will a local search reveal regarding the property we're buying in Barnehurst?
Barnehurst conveyancing often starts with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company for instance Xpress Legal The local search plays a central part in most Barnehurst conveyancing purchase; that is if you don’t want any unpleasant once you have moved into your property. The search will provide 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 headings.
As co-executor for the estate of my uncle I am disposing of a house in Monmouth but reside in Barnehurst. My lawyer (based 235 miles from mehas requested that I sign a stat dec before completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing solicitor in Barnehurst to witness this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Barnehurst based
Back In 2003, I bought a leasehold house in Barnehurst. Conveyancing and Britannia mortgage are in place. I have received a letter from someone claiming to own the freehold. It included a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1996. The conveyancing practitioner in Barnehurst who acted for me is not around. Any advice?
The first thing you should do is make enquiries of the Land Registry to be sure that this person is in fact the registered owner of the freehold reversion. It is not necessary to instruct a Barnehurst conveyancing solicitor to do this as it can be done on-line for £3. Rest assured that in any event, even if this is the legitimate freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.
Having spent years of dialogue we are unable to agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Barnehurst. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?
Absolutely. We are happy to put you in touch with a Barnehurst conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Barnehurst flat is Various @ Colombus Square in January 2012. the Tribunal calculated the premiums to be paid for new leases for each of the flats in Mariners Walk to be £3822 and the premium to be paid for the new lease of 2 Knights Court to be £4439. This case affected 13 flats. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 76 years.