My property lawyer in Gunnersbury is not listed on the Barclays Approved Panel. Is it possible for me to continue with my prefered solicitor notwithstanding that they are excluded from the Barclays approved list?
The limited options available to you here include:
- Carry on with your preferred Gunnersbury lawyers but Barclays will need to use a lawyer on their list of acceptable firms. This will result in additional total conveyancing fees as well as result in delays.
- Choose an alternative solicitor to to deal with the purchase, not forgetting to check they are Persuade your conveyancer to do everything within their powers to join the Barclays conveyancing panel
I am aiming to move house in March. Should my conveyancing solicitor call the removal company on the day of completion. As an aside, can you suggest a removal company in Gunnersbury. Conveyancing solicitor was chosen prior to coming across this site.
On the afternoon of completion you will need to pick up the house keys from your selling agent but this should only take place after the sellers solicitors inform the agent that the monies to complete are in and the keys can be released. After that you can inform the removal men that they can start moving you in. We are not in a position to recommend a particular removal company but can help you choose a conveyancing in Gunnersbury or a legal practice with expertise in conveyancing in Gunnersbury.
I am buying a 3 bedroom semi in Gunnersbury. Our aim is to carry out a loft conversion at the house.Will legal work on the property include checks to determine if these alterations were previously refused?
Your conveyancer will review the registered title as conveyancing in Gunnersbury can occasionally identify restrictions in the title documents which prevent certain alterations or necessitated the permission of a 3rd party. Some additions call for local authority planning consent and approval in compliance with building regulations. Certain locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or affect extensions. You should check these issues with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.
Last month we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Kent Reliance. Gunnersbury conveyancing solicitors were appointed. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Kent Reliance?
Some lenders take longer than others. Have Kent Reliance done the valuation? Have you advised Kent Reliance as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.
Me and my brother purchased a 4 bedroom Victorian house in Gunnersbury. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and Lloyds TSB Bank. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are a couple of entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold with the exact same property. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??
You should assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Gunnersbury and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also question the position with the conveyancing lawyer who conducted the conveyancing.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a property I have offered on two weeks back in what should have been a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Gunnersbury is where the house is located. Can you offer any opinion?
Flying freeholds in Gunnersbury are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Gunnersbury you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Gunnersbury may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.
Estate agents have just been given the go-ahead to market my 2 bed flat in Gunnersbury. Conveyancing solicitors are to be appointed soon, however I have just had a yearly service charge invoice – what should I do?
It best that you pay the maintenance contribution as you normally would because all ground rent and service invoices should be allotted on completion, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.
I have given up trying to reach an agreement for a lease extension in Gunnersbury. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?
in cases where there is a absentee freeholder or if there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant statutes it is possible to make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to judgment on the price.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a Gunnersbury flat is 169 Southfield Road in September 2013. the tribunal decided that the premium to be paid in respect of the collective enfranchisement should be £51,203 This case was in relation to 2 flats. The remaining number of years on the lease was 64.64 years.