I am helping my aunt sell her house in Aston Clinton. Will the conveyancing solicitor arrange the energy performance certificate or it is for the seller to see to?

Following the abolition of Home Information Packs, energy performance certificates was left as a compulsory part of selling a house. An energy assessment should be commissioned prior to the property being advertised. It is not as aspect of the sale process that conveyancers normally arrange. If you are using a Aston Clinton conveyancing solicitor they may help arrange EPC’s due to their relationships with long established local energy assessors

My uncle pointed out to me me that in purchasing a property in Aston Clinton there could be various restrictions affecting the ability to carry out external alterations to a property. Is this right?

There are anumerous of properties in Aston Clinton which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to execute external variations. Part of the conveyancing in Aston Clinton should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

I am selling my house. I had a double glazing fitted in March 2007, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My buyer's lender, Yorkshire BS are being problematic. The Aston Clinton solicitor who is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel is recommending indemnity insurance as a solution but Yorkshire BS are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do Yorkshire BS have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?

It is probably the case that Yorkshire BS have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Yorkshire BS may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.

How easy is it to transfer to a new solicitor as I need to choose one who is on the Skipton Building Society conveyancing list. I instructed a family conveyancing solicitor in Aston Clinton round the corner but the firm is not accepted by Skipton Building Society

We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Aston Clinton on the Skipton Building Society panel. Please note that the law firms that we on the directory do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Aston Clinton. In utilising the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this website, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Aston Clinton.

My husband and I are 18 days into a freehold purchase having been referred to conveyancers by the selling agent to perform conveyancing in Aston Clinton. We are not happy. Could you help me find new solicitors?

A lawyer would need to be very poor to suggest diss instructing them. Has your loan offer been sent? In the event that it has you will need to make them aware of the new contact details and get the mortgage documents are re-sent. Your solicitor ideally should be on the mortgage company panel to avoid added costs and frustration. So that should be your first question of the new lawyers. Our search tool can assist you in finding a lender approved conveyancer for your home move in Aston Clinton

I am employed by a busy estate agency in Aston Clinton where we have witnessed a few leasehold sales derailed as a result of short leases. I have been given inconsistent advice from local Aston Clinton conveyancing firms. Can you shed some light as to whether the vendor of a flat can initiate the lease extension process for the buyer?

As long as the seller has owned the lease for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to kick-start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the buyer can avoid having to sit tight for 2 years for a lease extension. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment has to be done prior to, or at the same time as completion of the disposal of the property.

Alternatively, it may be possible to agree the lease extension with the freeholder either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the purchaser.

Aston Clinton Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - A selection of Questions you should consider Prior to buying

The best form of lease structure is a share of the freehold. In this scenario the tenants enjoy being in charge if their destiny and even though a managing agent is frequently employed where the building is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent acts for the leaseholders themselves. What prohibitions are contained in the Aston Clinton Lease? Is the freehold owned jointly by the tenants?

My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Aston Clinton. I I would like to check if they are listed on the lender's conveyancing panel. Could you assist?

You should phone the lawyer and ask them if they are on the lender's approved list. Alternatively please call us and we can investigate and revert. Should the firm not be on the conveyancing panel we can certainly arrange a specialist conveyancing solicitor in Aston Clinton on the approved list for your mortgage company.