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Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Sittingbourne

What can a local search inform me concerning the property my wife and I buying in Sittingbourne?

Sittingbourne conveyancing often commences with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company such as Searchflow The local search plays an important part in most Sittingbourne conveyancing purchase; that is if you wish to avoid any unpleasant once you have moved into your property. The search will reveal information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant 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 subject sections.

The deeds to our home can not be found. The lawyers who handled the conveyancing in Sittingbourne 5 years ago no longer exist. What are my next steps?

Nowadays there are duplicates made of almost everything, and your conveyancer should know precisely where to find all the relevant documentation so you may purchase or sell your house without any difficulty. If duplicates can’t be located, your conveyancer may be able to arrange cover in the form of insurance or indemnities protecting you against possible claims on the property.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Sittingbourne. Conveyancing is necessary evil 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.

Here are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Sittingbourne

    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. Please supply a car parking plan. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared.

I am looking into buying my first house which is in Sittingbourne and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Sittingbourne. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Sittingbourne area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Sittingbourne. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

My fiance and I may need to rent out our Sittingbourne ground floor flat for a while due to a career opportunity. We used a Sittingbourne conveyancing practice in 2003 but they have closed and we did not think at the time seek any advice as to whether the lease allows us to sublet. How do we find out?

Even though your last Sittingbourne conveyancing lawyer is not available you can review your lease to check if it allows you to sublet the premises. The accepted inference is that if the deeds are silent, subletting is allowed. There may be a precondition that you must seek consent from your landlord or other appropriate person before subletting. This means you not allowed to sublet without first obtaining consent. The consent must not not be unreasonably withheld. If the lease does not allow you to sublet you will need to ask your landlord for their consent.

Sittingbourne Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Queries Prior to Purchasing

    You should want to discover as much as you can about the managing agents as they will impact your use and enjoyment of the property. Being a leasehold owner you are often in the clutches of the managing agents from a financial perspective and when it comes to every day matters such as the cleanliness of the communal areas. Enquire of other tenants whether they are happy with them. Finally, find out the dates that you are obliged pay the maintenance charge to the managing agents and precisely how they are spending the funds. Is anyone aware of any major works in the near future that will likely add a premium to the service charges?

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