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Find a Rhondda Cynon Taff Conveyancing Solictior on Your Lender’s Panel

Ready to buy a new home in Rhondda Cynon Taff? Failing to check that a lawyer is on your lender’s list of approved solicitors can put your Rhondda Cynon Taff conveyancing at risk of delay or failure.

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Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Rhondda Cynon Taff

Having been recommended your web site we were going to go ahead with a conveyancing solicitor in Rhondda Cynon Taff endorsed by you but stumbled across alternative fee calculations via the web seem cheaper – how come?

You can find numerous conveyancers offering what appear to be very low prices. We suggest that you think long and hard as to how much you respect your own move to you are willing to take 'cheap' risks over the quality of the legal work. Some hide additional charges deep into the terms of engagement. The law firms that we put forward for conveyancing in Rhondda Cynon Taff will notdo this.

In what way does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Rhondda Cynon Taff? Why is this being asked of me?

Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering regulations require solicitors and licensed conveyancers to verify the identity of the potential client they are dealing with before they can accept their conveyancing instruction. The Terms of Engagement that you need to sign will no doubt stipulate this. Your lawyer also has obligations to obtain certain documents in accordance with the CML Lenders Handbook requirements last updated on 1st December 2014. Should you are unwilling to supply ID verification documents, your lawyer can not take you on as a client.

How do I use the search app to get a costs illustration from a conveyancing solicitor in Rhondda Cynon Taff on the approved list for my lender?

First select a bank such as Halifax, The Mortgage Works or Alliance & Leicester then type in your preferred area a common one being Rhondda Cynon Taff. Conveyancing practices in Rhondda Cynon Taff and further afield should be listed.

My wife and I purchased a leasehold flat in Rhondda Cynon Taff. Conveyancing and Coventry Building Society mortgage are in place. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the freehold. It included a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1998. The conveyancing solicitor in Rhondda Cynon Taff who acted for me is not around. What should I do?

First make enquiries of HMLR to be sure that the individual claiming to own the freehold is in fact the registered owner of the freehold reversion. It is not necessary to instruct a Rhondda Cynon Taff conveyancing practitioner to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for £3. You should note that in any event, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.

I bought a garden flat in Rhondda Cynon Taff, conveyancing was carried out March 2010. How much will my lease extension cost? Corresponding flats in Rhondda Cynon Taff with over 90 years remaining are worth £216,000. The ground rent is £50 yearly. The lease expires on 21st October 2091

With only 68 years remaining on your lease the likely cost is going to range between £9,500 and £11,000 as well as legals.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to provide the actual costs without more comprehensive investigations. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be considered and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action based on this information without first getting professional advice.

We are about to buying a flat in Rhondda Cynon Taff. Conveyancing is not complete but we wish to keep our transaction price confidential from the likes of Zoopla. Is this possible and how?

The Land Registry as a matter of law required to reveal price paid data on the official title for residential properties countrywide which includes premises in Rhondda Cynon Taff. The register of title is a public document, so HM Land Registry would be breaking the law if they did not allow access to the register.

You can make a request of HM Land Registry to hide the amount paid data however the answer will be a No.

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