Finally the sale completed on my house in East Sheen last October yet the purchaser is whats apping me to moan that her lawyer needs to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale legalities now that I have sold?
Following your house sale your lawyer is obliged to send the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. Depending on the transaction, your solicitor must also send confirmation that the mortgage has been paid off to the buyers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion formalities specific conveyancing in East Sheen.
We are getting a further advance on our mortgage from Nottingham as we want to conduct renovations to our home in East Sheen. Do we need to choose a high street East Sheen solicitor on the Nottingham conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?
Nottingham would not normally appoint a member of their approved list of lawyers to deal with such a matter. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Nottingham conveyancing panel.
I am purchasing a property in East Sheen. An unusual aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Santander have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?
Given that you are obtaining a mortgage with Santander your lawyer must check the formal instructions outlined in Section two of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Santander. The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook contains minimum provisions for solar panel roof-space leases, and lawyers are required to report to Santander where a lease fails to comply with these conditions. The conditions relate to the installation of panels on properties in England and Wales and is not limited to East Sheen.
Intending to buy a maisonette in East Sheen. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Lender if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the UBS conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the East Sheen conveyancing practitioner is on the UBS conveyancing panel.
I have todaybeen informed that Action Conveyancing have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in East Sheen for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 12 months ago. How can I establish that my home is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?
The quickest method to see if the property 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 Sheen conveyancing specialists.
How does conveyancing in East Sheen differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build property in East Sheen approach us having been asked by the developer to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is ready to move into. This is because builders in East Sheen tend to acquire the site, 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 East Sheen or who has acted in the same development.
I own a leasehold house in East Sheen. Conveyancing and Aldermore mortgage are in place. I have received a letter from someone claiming to own the freehold. It included a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1992. The conveyancing practitioner in East Sheen who acted for me is not around. Do I pay?
The first thing you should do is make enquiries of the Land Registry to be sure that the individual purporting to own the freehold is indeed the registered owner of the freehold reversion. There is no need to incur the fees of a East Sheen conveyancing lawyer to do this as it can be done on-line for less than a fiver. You should note that regardless, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.
I inherited a second floor flat in East Sheen. In the absence of agreement between myself and the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the premium payable for the purchase of the freehold?
Most certainly. We can put you in touch with a East Sheen conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement case for a East Sheen premises is 19 St. Margarets Crescent in August 2010. the tribunal was of the view that the premium to be paid by the leaseholder for the freehold reversion was £51,983.00 This case affected 3 flats. The remaining number of years on the lease was 66.25 years.