Have just purchased a probate house at auction in Mosborough. Conveyancing is necessary. What is next?

Having exchanged you now have to retain a conveyancing practitioner soon as you will have a fast approaching a fixed date to complete the conveyancing. An auction property will ordinarily have an associated auction pack. This will include evidence of title and search results. Where you are dealing with leasehold property the legal papers should include a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing paperwork pertinent to leasehold premises. You must pass this on to your appointed conveyancing solicitor at the earliest opportunity. Do make sure that your finances are in order to complete on the on the contractual date .

I am currently in the process of buying my council flat in Mosborough. I have a mortgage agreed with Principality. Conveyancing is not something I have any knowledge of. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should have one. Any advice?

It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with Principality, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Principality conveyancing panel.

I have a mortgage with Aldermore for my property in Mosborough. Conveyancing has been completed months ago. If I am intending to rent out the flat and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a buy-to-let mortgage or inform Aldermore?

You must advise Aldermore before letting out your property as this is likely to be a breach of Aldermore’s mortgage conditions. It may be that Aldermore will allow you to rent out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact Aldermore directly. It should not be necessary to do this via a Aldermore conveyancing panel lawyer.

Just bought a terraced house in Mosborough , What is the estimated time for the Land Registry to record my ownership? My Mosborough conveyancing solicitor has been very slow, so I want to be sure that my ownership is recorded.

There is nothing unique about conveyancing in Mosborough registration formalities. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timescales can adjust subject to the party submitting the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry have to notify any 3rd persons or bodies. As of today in the region of three quarters of submission are fully dealt with within 12 days but some can be subject to longer delays. Registration occurs after the buyer has moved in to the property so 'speed' is not typically primary concern yet where there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your lawyers can communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.

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, chain free conveyancing. Mosborough is where the house is located. What do you suggest?

Flying freeholds in Mosborough are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Mosborough you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Mosborough may decide 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 property.

I own a leasehold flat in Mosborough. Conveyancing and Norwich and Peterborough Building Society mortgage organised. I have received a letter from someone claiming to own the reversionary interest in the property. Attached was a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1997. The conveyancing solicitor in Mosborough who previously acted has now retired. Any advice?

The first thing you should do is make enquiries of the Land Registry to make sure that the individual claiming to own the freehold is in fact the new freeholder. It is not necessary to incur the fees of a Mosborough conveyancing solicitor to do this as it can be done on-line for £3. You should note that in any event, even if this is the rightful landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Mosborough - Examples of Queries before Purchasing

For many Mosborough leaseholds the outlay for major works tend not to be wrapped into the service charges, albeit that there some managing agents in Mosborough require tenants to pay into a reserve fund created for the specific purpose of establishing a fund for larger repairs or maintenance. What prohibitions are there in the Mosborough Lease? It is important to be aware if window replacement or some other major work is due shortly that will be shared between the leasehold owners and could well dramatically increase the the service charges or necessitate a specific payment.

Myself and my husband have just had an offer accepted on a property and had an appointment on Monday with the Post Office for the mortgage. They warned me that when it comes to appointing a conveyancer that unless they are on their approved list of conveyancing practitioners then we will have to pay out a further charge of about two hundred pounds. This is because they will then have to instruct a solicitor to act on their behalf as well as the one we select on our behalf and we assume responsibility for their fees. I have asked the Post Office to furnish me with a list so I can seek estimates only from their approved lawyers but was told they dont have such a list to hand over. Is their an easier way of going about this?

You can enquire of the Post Office what their panel criteria is for a conveyancer.Thereafter ask the conveyancing practitioner of your choice whether they meet the criteria and have they acted on mortgages for the Post Office historically. Where the answer to those is yes, then just clarify this with the Post Office. Alternatively please utilise our search facility and we may be able to identify a solicitor in Mosborough on the approved list for the Post Office.