Can I use your services to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Llandaff even where I’m not purchasing or disposing of a house, for instance if I wish to acquire an office in Llandaff with a mortgage from TSB?

Our search tool is predominantly utilised to get a quote from domestic conveyancing solicitors in Llandaff but we have listed at the bottom of this page a few Llandaff commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to make contact with the firm directly to establish if they are also authorised to represent TSB

I used Stirling Law a few years past for my conveyancing in Llandaff. I now require my papers however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Llandaff of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am buying a new build apartment in Llandaff. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Llandaff

Please supply a car parking plan. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore.

I am looking for a leasehold apartment up to £195,000 and identified one near me in Llandaff I like with open areas and railway links in the vicinity, however it only has 52 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Llandaff suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a short lease?

If you need a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term will be a potential deal breaker. Discount the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you could ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer about this matter.

In relation to leasehold conveyancing in Llandaff what are the most common lease defects?

There is nothing unique about leasehold conveyancing in Llandaff. All leases are drafted differently and drafting errors can sometimes mean that certain provisions are erroneous. The following missing provisions could result in a defective lease:

A provision to repair to or maintain elements of the building Insurance obligations

You will encounter a problem when selling your property if you have a defective lease as they can affect a potential buyer’s ability to obtain a mortgage. Nationwide Building Society, Barnsley Building Society, and Godiva Mortgages Ltd all have express requirements when it comes to what is expected in a lease. Where a lender has been advised by their lawyers that the lease is problematic they may refuse to grant the mortgage, forcing the purchaser to withdraw.

Llandaff Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Examples of Questions you should consider Prior to buying

Who are the managing agents? The best form of lease structure is where the freehold reversion is owned by the leaseholders. In this situation the leaseholders have control and although a managing agent is usually employed where the building is bigger than a house conversion, the managing agent acts for the leaseholders themselves. How much is the ground rent and service charge?