We note that you have a search directory identifying firms on the Skipton conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I instruct them for our own conveyancing in Hassocks?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Skipton conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Hassocks.
My aunt passed away last year and as sole heir and executor I was left the property in Hassocks. The house had a relatively small loan left on it of around £5k. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Aldermore, pay off the mortgage. Is this possible?
Where you intend to refinance then Aldermore will require that you use a conveyancer on the Aldermore 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 Aldermore 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 Aldermore mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up as part of conveyancing in Hassocks?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Hassocks. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I have offered on two weeks back in what should have been a quick, no chain conveyancing. Hassocks is the location of the property. Can you offer any guidance?
Flying freeholds in Hassocks are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Hassocks you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Hassocks may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.
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At this site get a conveyancing costs illustration via a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that understands the nuances for your conveyancing in Hassocks. As opposed to estate agents and brokerage sites we do not charge firms a fee if you select them for your home move in Hassocks