My Conveyancer in Petersfield has never been on on the Barclays Approved Panel. Can I still continue with my prefered solicitor notwithstanding that they are excluded from the Barclays panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?
Your options are as follows:
- Complete the purchase with your preferred Petersfield solicitors but Barclays will need to instruct a lawyer on their list of acceptable firms. This will result in additional total legal charges as well as cause delays.
- Find an alternative practitioner to act in the conveyancing, obviously checking they are Barclays approved.
- Try to convince your Barclays based solicitor to attempt to join the Barclays panel
I am selling our house in Petersfield and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being built land that was not decontaminated. A local lawyer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers used an internet conveyancing outfit rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Petersfield. Having lived in Petersfield for 4 years we know of no issue. Is it a good idea to get in touch with our local Authority to seek clarification need.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing solicitor currently acting for you. Are they able to advise? You must check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same illness)
The deeds to our home can not be found. The lawyers who conducted the conveyancing in Petersfield 5 years ago are no longer around. What do I do?
As long as you have a registered title the information relating to your proprietorship will be held by the Land Registry under a Title Number. It is easy to carry out a search at the Land Registry, find your property and secure current copies of the Registered Entries for less than a fiver. Where the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will also normally hold a certified copy of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be retrieved for twenty pounds.
I've recently bought a leasehold property in Petersfield. Do I have any liability for service charges for periods before my ownership?
Where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous lessee and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. Strange as it may seem, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. It is an essential part of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to be sure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.
If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).
Leasehold Conveyancing in Petersfield - A selection of Questions you should consider before Purchasing
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Does the lease have onerous restrictions? Can you inform me if there are any major works in the planning that could increase the maintenance fees?
I purchased a property in Petersfield last 25/6/2024 and to date it is still not registered with the Land Registry. It was part of a development site and my conveyancing practitioner told me that it may take twelve months to register. I have called HM Land Registry directly and they have informed me the original application was cancelled due to failure to reply to requisitions. What can I do?
Contact your lawyer - if you are not getting sensible responses, enquire as to their firm’s complaints process and escalate your problem to a Partner. Registrations for Petersfield conveyancing are not known to be significantly delayed.