I am planning to acquire a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in Wooburn Green who is on the Barnsley Building Society conveyancing. Can you recommend a local solicitor?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Barnsley Building Society in certain locations such as Wooburn Green. We dont recommend any particular firm.

The deeds to our property can not be found. The lawyers who conducted the conveyancing in Wooburn Green 4 years ago no longer exist. What do I do?

As long as you have a registered title the information relating to your ownership will be documented by the Land Registry under a Title Number. It is possible to conduct a search at the Land Registry, locate your house and secure current copies of the Registered Entries for a small fee. Where the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will usually hold a file duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be ordered for twenty pounds.

How does conveyancing in Wooburn Green differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build residence in Wooburn Green contact us having been asked by the builder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is built. This is because new home sellers in Wooburn Green tend to acquire the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Wooburn Green or who has acted in the same development.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a ground for flat up to £305k and found one near me in Wooburn Green I like with open areas and transport links nearby, the downside is that it only has 49 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Wooburn Green in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a lease with such few years left?

If you require a home loan that many years will likely be an issue. Discount the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing owner has owned the premises for at least 2 years you may ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer regarding this.

I have recently realised that I have 68 years remaining on my lease in Wooburn Green. I need to get lease extension but my landlord is absent. 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 an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be lengthened by the Court. You will be obliged to prove that you or your lawyers have made all reasonable attempts to track down the lessor. For most situations an enquiry agent should be helpful to conduct investigations and prepare an expert document which can be used as proof that the freeholder is indeed missing. It is advisable to get professional help from a property lawyer in relation to investigating the landlord’s disappearance and the vesting order request to the County Court covering Wooburn Green.

Wooburn Green Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Queries before Purchasing

Does the lease have onerous restrictions? The answer will be useful as a) areas can cause problems for the block as the communal areas may start to deteriorate if maintenance remain unpaid b) if the leaseholders have an issue with the running of the building you will want to know about it The best form of lease arrangement is a share of the freehold. In this situation the tenants have being in charge if their destiny and notwithstanding that a managing agent is often employed if the building is bigger than a house conversion, the managing agent employed by the leaseholders.