Market Harborough Building Society transfer of equity example support desk enquires

• Market Harborough Building Society have just agreed I can take over the mortgage on my home. I previously applied for a transfer of equity but presumably there is a transfer of ownership at the Land Registry in addition?
• What legal advice do I need when doing a transfer of equity where the home loan is to remain with Market Harborough Building Society?
• After three years estranged I have opted to give up my interest in the property to my husband who is refinancing with Market Harborough Building Society. Could this transfer of equity be completed in 28 days?
• My mum died early last year leaving a loan-free house to me and my half brother in equal shared. Having continues to reside at the house, there was a clause in her will saying the premisescould not be sold for three years after her passing so he could reside there for a prescribed period. He now wants to remain in the property beyond the specified period. We have discussed a transfer of equity. Am I right in saying we should get a valuation then he'd get a home loan in the usual way to acquire my equity?
• I am planning on removing a name from a joint mortgage and the Market Harborough Building Society need me to use a conveyancer to carry out the conveyancing. Can you recommend a reasonably priced Witham conveyancing solicitor to deal with the transfer of equity? They need to be on the Market Harborough Building Society conveyancing panel.
• What are my options where I am not happy with the conveyancing solicitor who handled my transfer of equity transaction?
• My partner and I co-own a property in Wakefield . Home loan is with Market Harborough Building Society. I would like to transfer full ownership to him with no exchange of money but without using a conveyancing solicitor. Is this likely to be simple?

Information that may be required from your conveyancing solicitor may ask about your Market Harborough Building Society Transfer of Equity

Important warnings to consider in further to the above Market Harborough Building Society transfer of equity Info :

Tax and Legal

There are numerous potential tax and legal implications when transferring equity for your property. You should always seek the advice of a solicitor on the Market Harborough Building Society conveyancing panel and accountant before transferring equity.

Transfer of Equity Conveyancing for Leasehold premises

Should the tenure of your property be leasehold, provisions in the lease may have a requirement for notices to be served and that you have a license to do so from the landlord. If such terms are not adhered to you may be in breach of your covenants under the lease. This could potentially result in the freeholder taking enforcement action against you.

Indemnity Insurance

If the transfer of equity is made pursuant to an Order of the Court, then Insolvency Indemnity Insurance is not required. In other cases, where a property is being transferred at less than market value between joint owners, an Insolvency Act Indemnity Insurance policy may be required. This is something that that your conveyancer will check with Market Harborough Building Society This is because, if the outgoing party is made bankrupt in the future, their Trustee in Bankruptcy could argue that they had transferred the property in order to avoid their creditors and apply to the Court to have the transaction set aside. If this happens, it could affect your lender or a future buyer from you as they would lose the property and the lender may not get back what they have loaned to you. The Insolvency Act Indemnity Insurance policy only protects lenders such as Market Harborough Building Society or future buyers from you. If there is no mortgage and the outgoing owner is made bankrupt, there is a risk to you that you could lose your home if the transfer is set aside. The cost of the Insolvency Act Indemnity Insurance policy is dependent on the market value of the property at finalisation of the transfer of equity transaction.

Preparing the Transfer of Equity with a Market Harborough Building Society Mortgage

When it comes to preparing the the Land Registry documents your lawyer should in the ‘consideration’ panel choose the first option, if consideration is given; otherwise ignore the consideration panel altogether.

If Market Harborough Building Society is joining in the transfer to release someone from liability, put the release in the ‘additional provisions’ panel if someone is entering into a covenant relating to the charge, place it in the ‘additional provisions’ panel stamp duty land tax is not payable when there is no chargeable consideration for the transfer (Schedule 3, paragraph 1 of the Finance Act 2003). In the case of a transfer subject to a charge (even if the transfer is by way of gift) or if a property has been transferred for no value and there is an associated discharge, HMRC would view this as an assumption of an existing debt by the purchaser (Schedule 4, paragraph 8 of the Finance Act 2003) and stamp duty land tax may be payable if you wish you may state in the ‘additional provisions’ panel that ‘This transfer is made subject to a charge dated… in favour of…’

On form AP1, your lawyer should describe the transfer as ‘transfer of equity’ to assist Land Registry staff.

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