Our solicitor has uncovered a a legal deficiency with the lease for the apartment we are purchasing in Fareham. The seller’s lawyers have put forward title insurance as a workaround. We are content with insurance and will pay for it. Our lawyer has advised that he must check that the bank is happy with this solution. Are we the client or is the bank?

Notwithstanding that you have a mortgage offer from the lender does not mean to say that the property will meet their conditions for the purposes of a mortgage. Your lawyer has to ensure that the lease has to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions. You and the bank are the client. The appropriate lender requirements must be adhered to.

My solicitor has informed me that lack of planning permission insurance is required on my purchase. What is the level of cover for Fareham conveyancing?

The right level of lack of planning permission indemnity insurance depends on your lender. It would differ for example between Barclays and Skipton Building Society. Conveyancing practitioners as opposed to borrowers take out such insurances.

Are all Fareham Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the Nottingham conveyancing panel?

A selection of lenders now use the accreditation scheme as the kick off point for Panel membership such as HSBC and Santander. CQS membership however is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. That being said,the Council of Mortgage Lenders have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitor practices wishing to remain on their approved list of conveyancing solicitors.

Can you point me to a directory of Aldermore panel solicitors in Fareham on the Council of Mortgage Lender’s Website?

No. There is no such directory service on the CML or Building Society Association sites. A small selection of mortgage companies make their panel listings open the public on the web. Where you are seeking to appoint a Fareham conveyancing practitioner on the Aldermore please make the most of our facility.

I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing practitioner in Fareham for my house move. Can I check a firm’s record with the profession’s regulator?

Members of the public can find published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations resulting from inquisitions started on or after 1 January 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For information about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors history, ring 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For non-uk callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator may monitor telephone calls for training requirements.

Can you provide any advice for leasehold conveyancing in Fareham with the intention of expediting the sale process?

• Much of the frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Fareham can be reduced if you appoint lawyers as soon as you market your property and ask them to put together the leasehold documentation which will be required by the buyers’ lawyers.
If you are supposed to have a share in the freehold, you should ensure that you are holding the original share certificate. Obtaining a new share certificate is often a lengthy formality and delays many a Fareham conveyancing transaction. If a duplicate share certificate is necessary, you should approach the company director and secretary or managing agents (if applicable) for this at the earliest opportunity. Some Fareham leases require Landlord’s consent to the sale and approval of the buyers. If this applies to your lease, you should place the estate agents on notice to make sure that the purchasers put in hand bank and professional references. The bank reference will need to confirm that the buyers are financially capable of paying the annual service charge and the actual amount of the service charge should be quoted in the bank’s letter. You will therefore need to provide your estate agents with the service charge figures so that they can pass this information on to the buyers or their lawyers. If you have carried out any alterations to the property would they have required Landlord’s approval? Have you, for example laid down wooden flooring? Fareham leases often stipulate that internal structural changes or addition of wooden flooring require a licence issued by the Landlord consenting to such alterations. Should you fail to have the approvals to hand you should not contact the landlord without checking with your conveyancer in advance.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Fareham - Examples of Questions you should consider before Purchasing

Make sure you discover if there are any onerous restrictions in the lease. For instance it is fairly common in Fareham leases that pets are not permitted in certain buildings in Fareham. If you like the apartmentin Fareham however your dog is not allowed to move with you then you will be faced difficult compromise. Who is in charge of the building? How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their service charge payments?

My plan is to acquire a garden maisonette in Fareham. Conveyancing solicitor has been awaiting, from the seller, building insurance paperwork. This morning I was informed that the vendor must forward the insurance schedule for the flat above also. Why does my lawyer need to review the insurance for the flat above? Is it strictly required? We have been stalled for the last month…

It is not impossible in leasehold conveyancing in Fareham to find Conveyancing in Fareham in a minority of cases reveals that the lease provides for the tenant's to insure their individual flats as opposed to the landlord insuring the entire building - which is clearly better. Do contact your conveyancing practitioner but it would appear that your solicitor is looking to verify that the entire building is insured. Insuring a ground floor flat is no help when it comes to rebuilding after a fire if the 1st floor cannot be reinstated for lack of insurance cover.