When looking at consumer advice sites for a recommended solicitor in Pentwyn, many advise that I must instruct a CQS accredited solicitor. Can you explain what CQS is?
The Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme is the recognised quality mark for legal experts in home moving process, trusted by some of the UK's major banks. In 2011-12 the Conveyancing Quality Scheme was officially recognised by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). CQS is not a scheme offered by the Society for Licensed Conveyancers. Pentwyn is one of the numerous areas in England and Wales where there are Accredited solicitors.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Pentwyn?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Pentwyn. 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…’
Over the last few months I have been searching for a leasehold apartment up to £245,000 and identified one round the corner in Pentwyn I like with a park and station nearby, however it's only got 52 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Pentwyn in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a short lease?
Should you require a home loan the shortness of the lease may be an issue. Discount the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you may ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor concerning this matter.
I'm refinancing my primary house to a buy to let mortgage with Santander and intend to use the remaining equity as a deposit on another property. The area we are interested in is Pentwyn. Will your lawyers be able to act for both sets of banks and tie in the transactions?
Make use of our comparison tool on this site to ensure that the solicitors are on the relevant lender panels. Having checked that they are the lawyer will be able to tie up the two conveyancing matters but you should have a chat with you lawyer and communicate your desired outcome and requirements.
We are 14 days into a leasehold purchase having been referred to solicitors by the high street agent to do our conveyancing in Pentwyn. I am am very disappointed with the quality of service. Could you help me find new lawyers?
They would have to be very poor in order to consider diss instructing them. Has your mortgage been generated? In the event that it has you need to make them aware of the new contact details and have the mortgage documents are re-sent. The solicitor ideally needs to be on the mortgage company approved list to avoid escalating costs and delays. So that should be your starting point. The search tool can help you find a lender approved lawyer for your conveyancing in Pentwyn