I am assisting my aunt sell her property in Cardiff. Does the conveyancing solicitor arrange an energy assessment or it is for the owner to coordinate?

Following the demise of Home Information Packs, energy performance certificates was retained a compulsory part of moving house. An energy assessment should be commissioned before the property is marketed. This is not as aspect of the sale process that conveyancers ordinarily arrange. If you are instructing a Cardiff conveyancing solicitor they might be willing to arrange EPC’s given their contacts with long established Cardiff assessors

I am expecting a OIP from Co-operative this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Co-operative recommend any Cardiff solicitors on the Co-operative conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?

You will need to appoint Cardiff solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Co-operative conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Co-operative through the process.

After weeks of negotiation I have agreed a price on an apartment in Cardiff. My financial adviser suggested a property lawyer. I paid an advanced payment of £200. A few days later, the lawyer contacted me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Principality conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Principality panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

I have recentlybeen informed that Wolstenholmes have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Cardiff for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 9 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is in my name in the name of the previous owner?

The quickest method to check if the premises is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Cardiff conveyancing specialists.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Cardiff. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Set out below is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Cardiff

The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision.

Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Cardiff prior to instructing lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. Our surveyor has said that some lenders tend refuse to grant a loan on such a property.

It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different requirements for example to Birmingham Midshires. If you contact us we can look into this further with the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Cardiff. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Cardiff to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.

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