I plan on purchasing a ground floor flat in Malden Rushett. My property lawyer is not on the lender solicitor list. Is it possible for me to continue with my Malden Rushett conveyancing solicitor notwithstanding that they are not on the bank list of approved lawyers?
Various options include
- Proceed with your existing Malden Rushett property lawyer but your bank will need to appoint a conveyancing practitioner from their approved panel. This will result in additional cost and likely delay.
- Choose a new solicitor to conduct the conveyancing, obviously checking they are on the mortgage company conveyancing panel.
- Appeal to your conveyancer to seek to join the bank panel
Why do I have to pay up front for conveyancing in Malden Rushett?
Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Malden Rushett your lawyer will request that you place them with monies to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. This will be the total of the cost of the conveyancing searches. When the down payment is as part of the purchase price then this should be needed immediately before contracts are exchanged. Any further balance that is needed will be payable shortly before completion.
I am downsizing from my house. My previous conveyancers has retired. I would be grateful for any recommendation of a conveyancing firm. I happen to live in Malden Rushett if that affects matters.
Please use our search tool to help you choose a solicitor for your conveyancing in Malden Rushett. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with regulated solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move goes with a minimum of fuss.
Helen (my wife) and I may need to sub-let our Malden Rushett ground floor flat for a while due to a career opportunity. We used a Malden Rushett conveyancing firm in 2003 but they have closed and we did not think at the time get any guidance as to whether the lease allows us to sublet. How do we find out?
A small minority of properties in Malden Rushett do contain a provision to say that subletting is only allowed with permission. The landlord cannot unreasonably withhold but, in such cases, they would need to see references. Experience suggests that problems are usually caused by unsatisfactory tenants rather than owner-occupiers and for that reason you can expect the freeholder to take up the references and consider them carefully before granting permission.
After years of dialogue we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Malden Rushett. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?
in cases where there is a absentee landlord or where there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant statutes you can apply to the LVT to calculate the premium.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Malden Rushett premises is Flat D 15 Claremont Gardens in September 2013. TheTribunal determined in accordance with section48 and Schedule13 of the Leasehold Reform,Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 that the premium for the extended lease should be fourteen thousand one hundred and eighty seven pounds (£14,187.00) This case was in relation to 1 flat.
I have just appointed agents to market my ground floor apartment in Malden Rushett.Conveyancing lawyers have not yet been instructed however I have just had a half-yearly maintenance charge invoice – what should I do?
The sensible thing to do is clear the service charge as usual given that all ground rent and maintenance payments should be apportionedon completion, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process