I am in a contract race with another prospective purchaser for a property in Brunswick Park. What can I do to speed up matters?

First, If you are under a tight deadline for your conveyancing it is advisable to make sure that your conveyancer is familiar with the area as they will benefit local connections and intelligence. It is possible that they could have handled previoushomes in the same neighbourhood. Therefore consider using a Brunswick Park conveyancing solicitor. In addition, ensure that the lawyer is on the member panel. It is claimed that just under twenty per cent of Brunswick Park conveyancing deals are frustrated or derailed after finding out that a buyer’s conveyancer was not on their mortgage lender’s panel. In many cases this discovery resulted in the home move being frustrated by an average of three weeks. It is estimated that this issue affects approximately 100,000 home sales every year. Most Brunswick Park conveyancing practices can not represent certain mortgage companies so do check at the outset.

It is is a decade since I purchased my property in Brunswick Park. Conveyancing lawyers have now been appointed on the sale but I am unable to find the deeds. Is this a major issue?

You need not be too concerned. Firstly the deeds may be with your mortgage company or they could stored with the lawyers who oversaw your purchase. Secondly the chances are that the title will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to prove you are the registered owner by your conveyancing lawyers procuring up to date copy of the land registers. Nearly all conveyancing in Brunswick Park involves registered property but in the rare situation where your home is unregistered it adds to the complexity but is resolvable.

What will a local search reveal regarding the house we're buying in Brunswick Park?

Brunswick Park conveyancing often commences with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search organisations for example PSG The local search is essential in every Brunswick Park conveyancing purchase; as long as you don’t want any unpleasant once you have moved into your property. The search will supply information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of 13 topic headings.

I am looking for a flat up to £235,500 and identified one near me in Brunswick Park I like with open areas and transport links nearby, however it only has 51 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Brunswick Park suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a short lease?

Should you require a home loan the shortness of the lease will likely be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for at least 2 years you could ask them to start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer regarding this matter.

Can a conveyancer remove a name from the title of my property in Brunswick Park ?

Removing or adding someone to the title of your house is relatively straightforward. You’ll need to appoint a property lawyer to discuss your legal rights before you can proceed with a transfer of property. Contact us to book a free consultation with one a conveyancer