It is 10 years ago since I bought my property in Erith. Conveyancing lawyers have recently been retained on the sale but I can't find my deeds. Will this jeopardise the sale?
Don’t worry too much. Firstly the deeds may be with the lender or they could stored with the lawyers who oversaw your purchase. Secondly in all probability the land will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers obtaining current official copies of the land registers. Almost all conveyancing in Erith relates to registered property but in the rare situation where your property is not registered it adds to the complexity but is not insurmountable.
Will commercial conveyancing searches reveal planned roadworks that could affect a commercial land in Erith?
Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Erith will conduct a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers invest in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Erith. The report sets out definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Erith.
For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Erith it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately can cause delays to Erith commercial conveyancing deals as well as present a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not carried out for residential conveyancing in Erith.
Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Erith before retaining solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. The surveyor has said that some banks may refuse to issue a mortgage on such a property.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different instructions for example to Nationwide. Should you wish to telephone us we can check via the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Erith. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Erith to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
I own a leasehold flat in Erith. Conveyancing and Accord Mortgages Ltd mortgage are in place. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the reversionary interest in the property. It included a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1995. The conveyancing solicitor in Erith who acted for me is not around. What should I do?
The first thing you should do is make enquiries of HMLR to make sure that the individual claiming to own the freehold is indeed the new freeholder. It is not necessary to incur the fees of a Erith conveyancing solicitor to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for less than a fiver. Rest assured that in any event, even if this is the rightful landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.
Following years of negotiations we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Erith. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?
Most definitely. We can put you in touch with a Erith conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Erith flat is Various @ Colombus Square in January 2012. the Tribunal calculated the premiums to be paid for new leases for each of the flats in Mariners Walk to be £3822 and the premium to be paid for the new lease of 2 Knights Court to be £4439. This case was in relation to 13 flats. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 76 years.
My brother-in-law has suggested I instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Erith. I need to find out if they are on the bank's approved list of lawyers. Could you or the lender confirm if they are on the panel?
You should contact your solicitor to check if they are on the lender's panel. If that does not help call us and we can make some checks for you. Should the firm not be on the bank panel we we can help find a quality conveyancing solicitor in Erith on the panel for your mortgage company.