Can you explain why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Sandown is more expensive?

The conveyancing fees for a leasehold premises in Sandown is inevitably more expensive than on a freehold acquisition or disposal. This is due to the supplemental time necessary in liaising with the landlord and management company to obtain evidence concerning whether the rent and service fee have been cleared and whether there are any large sums expected to be spent in the near future on repairs or maintenance of the block.

My wife and I are planning on selling our house in Sandown and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being built on contaminated land. A high street Sandown conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the buyers are using a national conveyancing outfit as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Sandown. Having lived in Sandown for many years we know that this is a non issue. Should we contact our local Authority to seek confirmation that the buyers are looking for.

It would appear that you have a conveyancing firm already. What do they say? You should 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 ailment)

I acquired my flat on 4 May and the transaction details is not yet on the land registry website. Need I be worried? My conveyancing solicitor in Sandown expressed confidence that it will be formalised inside ten days. Are titles in Sandown uniquely lengthy to register?

There is nothing unique when it comes to conveyancing in Sandown registration formalities. Rather than based on location, timeframes can vary depending on who lodges the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry must send notices to any third persons or bodies. Currently roughly three quarters of such applications are fully addressed within two weeks but occasionally there can be protracted hold-ups. Registration takes place once the buyer has moved in to the premises so post completion formalities is not typically an essential issue yet if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your lawyers must contact the land registry and explain the circumstances.

Am I best advised to go with a Sandown conveyancing practitioner who is local to the property I am purchasing? An old friend can carry out the conveyancing however his firm is located a couple of hundredkilometers drive away.

The primary upside of using a local Sandown conveyancing practice is that you can attend the office to execute paperwork, hand in your ID and pester them if necessary. They will also have local insight which is a bonus. That being said it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If other friends have instructed your friend and they were happy that must trump using an unfamiliar Sandown conveyancing solicitor just because they are based in the area.

How does one as executor remove a departed person's details from the title register for a property in Sandown?

If a Sandown property is co-owned and one of the proprietors dies, the name will not immediately be removed from the title deeds. It is not necessary to remove their name as in the event of a disposal you would just need to evidence as to the reason the co proprietor is not a party to the contract, such as the probate documents.

With a view to making things more straight forward for the sale of the property you can arrange to have the deceased person erased from the title register by submitting an application to HMLR with proof of the death. There is no fee from the Registry for this service.