My grandmother passed away six months ago and as sole heir and executor I was left the house in Datchet and Langley. The house had a relatively small loan remaining of approximately £8000. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Kent Reliance, pay off the mortgage. Is this allowed?
If you plan to re-mortgage then Kent Reliance will insist on your using a conveyancer on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Kent Reliance conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Kent Reliance mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
I used Arc property Solicitors a few years ago for my conveyancing in Datchet and Langley. I now require my file however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Datchet and Langley of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
How does conveyancing in Datchet and Langley differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Datchet and Langley contact us having been asked by the builder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is built. This is because developers in Datchet and Langley typically buy the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Datchet and Langley or who has acted in the same development.
In my capacity as executor for the will of my uncle I am selling a property in Neath but I am based in Datchet and Langley. My solicitor (approximately 260 kilometers from meneeds me to sign a stat dec ahead of the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in Datchet and Langley who can witness and place their company stamp on the document?
strictly speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or qualified solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Datchet and Langley based
Looking forward to sign contracts shortly on a garden flat in Datchet and Langley. Conveyancing solicitors inform me that they are sending me a report within the next couple of days. What should I be looking out for?
The report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Datchet and Langley should include some of the following:
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Advice concerning the obligations as set out in the lease to pay service charges - in respect of the block, and the wider rights a tenant enjoys The physical extent of the demise. This will be the property itself but might incorporate a roof space or basement if appropriate. specifics of the parties to the lease, e.g. these could be the (you), head lessor, freeholder Repair and maintenance of the premises
I have given up trying to reach an agreement for a lease extension in Datchet and Langley. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on premiums?
You certainly can. We are happy to put you in touch with a Datchet and Langley conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a Datchet and Langley premises is 164 Nestles Avenue in October 2013. The tribunal agreed with the proposed price of £20,158 for the freehold and determined that that sum is the amount to be paid into court This case was in relation to 2 flats. The unexpired term was 69 years.