Who will be responsible for the costs of the Transfer of Equity?
Please provide a copy of your National Insurance Number?
Is the transfer of equity subject to a court order? If yes please supply a copy
Is it the case that one of the registered proprietors passed away? If so please forward us with a copy of the Death Certificate, Probate and a copy of the Will.
Please state the names and ages of anyone over the age of 17, other than the owners, who will occupy the property with you
Has consent been obtained from Swansea Building Society to the proposed transfer of equity?
General Advice to read in conjunction with the above Swansea Building Society transfer of equity Advice :
There may be various tax and legal implications when transferring equity for your property. You should always seek the advice of a solicitor on the Swansea Building Society conveyancing panel and accountant before transferring equity.
If your property is 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 violation of the lease. This could trigger the freeholder taking enforcement action against you.
When it comes to preparing the the Land Registry documents your conveyancing solicitor should in the ‘consideration’ panel choose the first option, if consideration is given; otherwise ignore the consideration panel altogether.
If Swansea 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 conveyancing solicitor should describe the transfer as ‘transfer of equity’ to assist Land Registry staff.
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Frequently asked questions relating to Swansea Building Society transfer of equity