I am purchasing a house and the lawyer has referenced Chancel Repair for which the property may be obligated to pay because it falls into the area of such a church. He has mentioned insurance. Is this strictly necessary for conveyancing in Friday Hill

Unless a previous acquisition of the premises took place post 12 October 2013 you may assume that lawyers carrying out conveyancing in Friday Hill to continue to advocate a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.

4 months have elapsed following my purchase conveyancing in Friday Hill took place. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £150,000 when infact I paid £160,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the property from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

I am buying my first flat in Friday Hill with the aid of help to buy. The sellers would not move on the price so I negotiated 6k of additionals instead. The house builders rep suggested that I not reveal to my solicitor about this deal as it may adversely affect my loan with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

I only have 72 years remaining on my lease in Friday Hill. I now wish to get lease extension but my freeholder is absent. What should I do?

If you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be lengthened by the magistrate. However, you will be required to demonstrate that you or your lawyers have done all that could be expected to find the lessor. For most situations an enquiry agent would be helpful to carry out a search and to produce a report which can be accepted by the court as proof that the landlord is indeed missing. It is wise to seek advice from a property lawyer in relation to devolving into the landlord’s absence and the vesting order request to the County Court overseeing Friday Hill.

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I need to find a bank panel solicitor in Friday Hill. Could you help me?

Unfortunately it’s not apparent why you need a Friday Hill panel solicitor but in any event, if you can not find one on our search tool you will need to speak directly to the bank to find out which solicitors in Friday Hill are on their panel . If you do find such a firm in Friday Hill not listed please direct them to our site to list. After all the cost is only one £1 a month