My relative suggested that where I am purchasing in Bartley Green I should ask my conveyancer to perform a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

This is a search is sometimes included in the estimate for your Bartley Green conveyancing searches. It is a large document of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out significant information about Bartley Green around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Bartley Green Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data regarding Bartley Green.

three months have gone by since my purchase conveyancing in Bartley Green concluded. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £150,000 when infact I paid £160,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the asset from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

I decided to have a survey carried out on a house in Bartley Green before appointing conveyancers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. Our surveyor advised that some lenders will refuse to give a loan on this type of property.

It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different instructions for example to Birmingham Midshires. If you contact us we can check via the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Bartley Green. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Bartley Green especially if they are accustomed to such properties in Bartley Green.

Is it best to instruct a Bartley Green conveyancing practitioner in close proximity to the house I am purchasing? We have a good friend who can handle the legal work but they are based 300miles drive away.

The benefit of a high street Bartley Green conveyancing firm is that you can drop in to sign paperwork, hand in your identification documents and pester them if necessary. They will also have local insight which is a bonus. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If if people you trust instructed your friend and they were impressed that should trump using an unknown Bartley Green conveyancing solicitor just because they are local.

I've recently bought a leasehold flat in Bartley Green. Am I liable to pay service charges relating to a period prior to completion of my purchase?

In a situation where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous owner and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. Strange as it may seem, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. It is an essential part of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to ensure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.

If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).

Leasehold Conveyancing in Bartley Green - Sample of Questions you should consider before Purchasing

Most Bartley Green leasehold apartments will incur a service charge for maintenance of the block set on behalf of the freeholder. Should you buy the apartment you will have to meet this contribution, usually in instalments during the year. This may differ from a couple of hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for large purpose-built blocks. There will also be a ground rent for you to pay yearly, this is usually not a exorbitant amount, say about £50-£100 but you need to enquire it because sometimes it can be many hundreds of pounds. How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their service charge payments?