My partner and I are refinancing our penthouse in Tintagel with Nationwide. We have a son 18 who lives with us. Our solicitor has asked us to disclose any adults other than ourselves who reside at the property. Our lawyer has now e-mailed a document for our son to sign, giving up any rights in the event that the apartment is repossessed. I have a couple of questions (1) Is this document specific to the Nationwide conveyancing panel as he did not need to sign this form when we bought 3 years ago (2) Does our son by signing this giving up his entitlement to inherit the property?

On the face of it your lawyer has done nothing wrong as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to Nationwide. This is solely used to protect Nationwide if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave. It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of Nationwide had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.

Just bought a detached house in Tintagel , how long should it take for the Land Registry to register my ownership? My Tintagel conveyancing solicitor has been very slow, so I want to be sure that my ownership is recorded.

As far as conveyancing in Tintagel is concerned, registration is no faster or slower than anywhere else in the country. Rather than based on location, timescales can adjust subject to who lodges the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry have to notify any 3rd parties. As of today roughly 80% of such applications are fully dealt with within 12 days but some can be subject to longer delays. Registration takes place once the buyer is living at the premises thus post completion formalities is not typically primary concern yet if there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your conveyancer must communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.

How can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my business offices in Tintagel and how can your lawyers assist?

The 1954 Act provides a safeguard to commercial lessees, granting the right to apply to court for a continuation of occupancy at the end of an expired lease. There are limited grounds where a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are complex. We are happy to direct you to commercial conveyancing solicitors who use the act for protection and assist with commercial conveyancing in Tintagel

Back In 2004, I bought a leasehold flat in Tintagel. Conveyancing and Virgin Money mortgage organised. A letter has just been received from someone saying they have taken over the reversionary interest in the property. Attached was a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1997. The conveyancing practitioner in Tintagel who previously acted has now retired. Any advice?

First contact the Land Registry to make sure that this person is in fact the new freeholder. You do not need to instruct a Tintagel conveyancing lawyer to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for less than a fiver. Rest assured that regardless, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.

Tintagel Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Queries before Purchasing

How much is the ground rent and service charge? The best form of lease structure is a share of the freehold. In this arrangement the leaseholders have being in charge if their destiny and even though a managing agent is often retained if the building is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent acts for the leaseholders themselves.

I have been advised by numerous friends that it can take up to two months for Tintagel conveyancing to complete.This was a month ago. The paperwork was only received from the vendors solicitor yesterday so now does it countdown?

No definitive time frame exists for conveyancing in Tintagel. Conveyancing is subject to many variable. Tintagel conveyancing searches in and of themselves may take some weeks to come back.