Can I use your services to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Upney even where I’m not purchasing or disposing of a house, for example where I wish to acquire a shop in Upney with a mortgage from Skipton Building Society?
Our search tool is primarily there to locate domestic conveyancing solicitors in Upney but we have listed at the end of this page some Upney commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to make contact with the company directly to see if they can also act for Skipton Building Society
Forgive me if this question is silly but I am new to the home buying as a first time buyer of a two bedroom flat in Upney. Do I pick up the keys to the house on completion from my conveyancer? If this is the case, I will find a local conveyancing solicitor in Upney?
There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will transfer the purchase money to the owner’s solicitors, and once they have received this, you will be invited to receive the keys from the selling Agents and move into your new home. Usually this happens between 1 and 3pm.
Is it the case that all Upney solicitor firms on the Nottingham conveyancing panel are overseen by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?
As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Nottingham conveyancing panel they would need to be overseen by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. The majority of mortgage companies do permit licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such organisation would be governed by the CLC.
We have agreed to purchase a house in Upney. A rare aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Skipton have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?
Given that you are obtaining a mortgage with Skipton your lawyer must check the conveyancing instructions outlined in Section 2 of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Skipton. The CML Handbook sets out minimum conditions for solar panel roof-space leases, and conveyancing practitioners are required to report to Skipton where a lease does not meet these requirements. The specifications relate to the installation of panels on properties countrywide and is not restricted to Upney.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in last month in what was supposed to be a quick, no chain conveyancing. Upney is where the house is located. Can you offer any opinion?
Flying freeholds in Upney are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Upney you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Upney may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.
Given that I will soon part with hundreds of thousands of pounds on a garden flat in Upney I wish to talk to a lawyer about mytransaction in advance of appointing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?
Absolutely - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the lawyer due to be conducting your conveyancing in Upney.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important person, not a matter reference. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are provided with for your conveyancing in Upney should be the amount on the final invoice that you are charged.
There are only 68 years left on my flat in Upney. I now wish to get lease extension but my landlord is missing. What are my options?
On the basis that you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be granted an extra 90 years by the magistrate. You will be obliged to demonstrate that you have done all that could be expected to locate the landlord. For most situations an enquiry agent would be useful to conduct investigations and prepare an expert document which can be used as evidence that the landlord can not be located. It is wise to seek advice from a property lawyer both on investigating the landlord’s absence and the vesting order request to the County Court covering Upney.
I have attempted and failed to negotiate with my landlord for a lease extension without getting anywhere. Can a leaseholder make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal? Can you recommend a Upney conveyancing firm to assist?
in cases where there is a absentee landlord or where there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to make a decision on the sum to be paid.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Upney residence is 49 Aldborough Road South in July 2012. The Tribunal decided that the premium payable for the grant of the new lease was £13,925 This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 61.36 years.