Why do I have to pay up front for my conveyancing in Huntingdon?

If you are buying a property in Huntingdon your solicitor will ask you put them with funds to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. Generally this is requested to cover the fees of the conveyancing searches. If any deposit is as part of the total price then this should be asked for shortly prior to exchange of contracts. Any further balance that is needed should be sent to your lawyer shortly before completion.

My friend recommended that where I am purchasing in Huntingdon I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?

This is a search is sometimes included in the estimate for your Huntingdon conveyancing searches. It is not a small report of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing important information about Huntingdon around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Huntingdon Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data about Huntingdon.

About to purchase a new build apartment in Huntingdon. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Huntingdon

If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?

We are a fortnight into a residential purchase having been directed to conveyancers by the selling agent to carry out the conveyancing in Huntingdon. I am am starting to be disappointed with the level of service. Could you help me find new lawyers?

They would need to be really bad to suggest replacing them. Has the loan offer been sent? In the event that it has you must make them aware of the new solicitor and have the loan are re-issued. Your new solicitor ideally should be on the banks approved list to avoid escalating charges and complications. So that should be your starting point. The find a solicitor tool should help you find a bank approved conveyancer for your conveyancing in Huntingdon

I work for a busy estate agent office in Huntingdon where we see a number of flat sales jeopardised due to leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have received contradictory information from local Huntingdon conveyancing solicitors. Please can you clarify whether the seller of a flat can instigate the lease extension formalities for the purchaser on completion of the sale?

Provided that the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to kick-start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. The benefit of this is that the buyer can avoid having to wait 2 years for a lease extension. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed prior to, or at the same time as completion of the disposal of the property.

An alternative approach is to extend the lease informally by agreement with the landlord either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the buyer.

Huntingdon Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Queries Prior to buying

It would be sensible to discover if the the lease includes any unreasonable restrictions in the lease. For example it is fairly common in Huntingdon leases that pets are not permitted in certain buildings in Huntingdon. If you love the propertyin Huntingdon yet your dog is not allowed to move with you then you have a very hard compromise. What restrictions are there in the Huntingdon Lease? In the main the outlay for major works tend not to be included within service charges, albeit that some managing agents in Huntingdon ask leaseholders to contribute towards a sinking fund created for the specific purpose of establishing a fund for major works.