At what point will exchange of contracts happen for purchase conveyancing in Pitstone and do I need to attend the conveyancers office?
Where you are near to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Pitstone you are welcome to come in to sign the paperwork. That being said, the firms we work with supply a national conveyancing service and provide as equally diligent and professional a job for you when dealing with you digitally. The signing of the contract is not the point of no return. A signed contract is just a prerequisite for the conveyancer to officially exchange at the appropriate time, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The procedure is is usually a five minute process, although where an extended "chain" is involved, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Pitstone)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.
What is the optimum way to investigate if the solicitor handling my conveyancing in Pitstone is on the lender’sconveyancing panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Virgin Money thus spending £192.00 in further conveyancing charges.
You should make use of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this page. Pick the lender and type ‘Pitstone’ or your preferred area and you will see numerous conveyancers located in Pitstone or near you.
I am looking for a flat up to £245,000 and identified one near me in Pitstone I like with open areas and station in the vicinity, however it's only got 52 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Pitstone for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a short lease?
Should you need a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term will likely be problematic. Discount the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you could request that they commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor regarding this matter.
How can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my business property in Pitstone and how can you help?
The particular law that you refer to affords security of tenure to business tenants, giving them the legal entitlement to apply to court for a new lease and continue in occupation at the end of an expired lease. There are limited grounds where a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are complex. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Pitstone is one of the many areas of the UK in which the firms we work with are located
A conveyancing firm dealt with my conveyancing in Pitstone half a dozen years ago and was holding my title documents but has now closed – What can I do to get hold of them?
Title deeds, as such, no longer exist as the majority of properties in Pitstone are registered electronically at Land Registry. Where you need to establish evidence of proprietorship or are disposing of or re-mortgaging your conveyancing practitioner will need to obtain up to date copies of the register from the Land Registry in any case.
If you feel there may be other documents or you have any other queries please e-mail your request with details of the transaction and documents you need to filerequest@clc-uk.org. The CLC will let you know what information they have and any additional information they may need before they are in a position to identify and send the documents to you. Following an intervention it may take some time for the CLC to access archived files and documents, but your request will be actioned with reasonable haste.