I have recentlydiscovered that Action Conveyancing have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in East Acton for a purchase of a leasehold flat 12 months ago. How can I check that my home is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?
The quickest way to see if the premises is in your name, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of East Acton conveyancing specialists.
Due to the guidance of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in East Acton in advance of retaining conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. The surveyor advised that some lenders will not give a mortgage on this type of house.
It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different instructions from Nationwide. If you contact us we can check via the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in East Acton. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in East Acton to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
My husband and I are 3 weeks into a freehold purchase having been referred to conveyancers by the high street agent to do our conveyancing in East Acton. I am am extremely frustrated with the level of service. Can you you assist me in finding new solicitors?
A solicitor would have to be very poor in order to consider changing them. Has the mortgage been sent? If so you will need to make them aware of the new contact details and have the mortgage documents are issued to the new lawyers. The solicitor ideally should be on the mortgage company panel to avoid escalating fees and frustration. So that should be your starting point. The search tool will help you find a bank approved solicitor for your home move in East Acton
All being well we will complete the disposal of our £150,000 maisonette in East Acton on Tuesday in a week. The freeholder has quoted £420 for Certificate of Compliance, building insurance schedule and previous years service charge statements. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge such fees for a flat conveyance in East Acton?
East Acton conveyancing on leasehold flats usually necessitates the purchaser’s conveyancer submitting questions for the landlord to address. Although the landlord is under no legal obligation to respond to these enquiries the majority will be content to do so. They are entitled to charge a reasonable charge for responding to questions or supplying documentation. There is no set fee. The average fee for the paperwork that you are referring to is £350, in some situations it is above £800. The management information fee levied by the landlord must be accompanied by a summary of entitlements and obligations in relation to administration fees, otherwise the charge is not strictly payable. In reality you have no option but to pay whatever is requested of you if you want to exchange contracts with the buyer.
After years of correspondence we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in East Acton. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?
in cases where there is a missing freeholder or where there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant legislation it is possible to make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to assess the premium.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement matter before the tribunal for a East Acton flat is 49 Long Drive in March 2014. The tribunal concluded that the price payable for the freehold interest in the Property should be £26,491 divided as to £12,546 in respect of the ground floor flat and £13,945 in respect of the first floor flat This case was in relation to 2 flats. The unexpired lease term was 68.47 years.
What is the reason for my conveyancing practitioner requiring a list of items of ID ahead of starting my conveyancing in East Acton?
East Acton conveyancing practitioners are required by the Law Society, Solicitors Regulation Authority, HMLR and current AML legislation to certify that the have checked the identity of their clients. It will also be a requirement of your mortgage offer. In addition they have to complete various forms, particularly those relating to Land Tax and need to have information such as your full names, NI number and DOB.