In the event thatI was to purchase a simple residential homein Chafford Hundred for cash and have no survey and no local authority searches how much would I expect to have to pay for conveyancing in Chafford Hundred?
The sole reduction in fees you would achieve is the Chafford Hundred conveyancing searches. The solicitor still be obliged to do everything else - money laundering, communicating with the vendors lawyer, stamp duty submission, register the ownership etc. A marginal saving might be made by not having to register a mortgage but it will not be significant.
I have been told that property searches are a common reason for obstruction in Chafford Hundred house deals. Is this right?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published conclusions of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature within the common causes of delays during the legal transfer of property. Searches are unlikely to be the root cause of holding up conveyancing in Chafford Hundred.
How does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my commercial premises in Chafford Hundred and how can you help?
The particular law that you refer to provides security of tenure to commercial tenants, granting the legal entitlement to make a request to court for a continuation of occupancy at the end of an expired lease. There are limited grounds that a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are involved. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Chafford Hundred is one of our hundreds of areas of the UK in which the firms we work with are located
As co-executor for the estate of my grandmother I am disposing of a house in Newport but live in Chafford Hundred. My solicitor (approximately 235 miles from merequires that I execute a statutory declaration prior to completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Chafford Hundred to attest and place their company stamp on the document?
strictly speaking you should not need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Chafford Hundred based
I've recently bought a leasehold flat in Chafford Hundred. Am I liable to pay service charges for periods before completion of my purchase?
Where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous owner and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. However, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. It is an essential part of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to be sure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.
If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).
Notwithstanding our best efforts, we have been unsuccessful in trying to purchase the freehold in Chafford Hundred. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on premiums?
in cases where there is a missing freeholder or if there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant statutes you can apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to assess the amount due.
An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Chafford Hundred 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 term as at the valuation date was 76 years.