We are planning to acquire a property and need a conveyancing solicitor in Barking who is on the Skipton conveyancing panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a conveyancing firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Skipton . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Barking.
I am purchasing a property and the solicitor has mentioned Chancel Repair to which the property may be liable given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. He has mentioned insurance. Is this really required for conveyancing in Barking
Unless a prior acquisition of the house completed post 12 October 2013 you could expect conveyancing practitioners conducting conveyancing in Barking to continue to recommend a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
Over the last few months I have been searching for a leasehold apartment up to £245,000 and identified one near me in Barking I like with open areas and station nearby, the downside is that it's only got 61 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Barking for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a lease with such few years left?
Should you need a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term will likely be problematic. Discount the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing proprietor has owned the premises for at least twenty four months you can request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer regarding this matter.
As co-executor for the will of my grandmother I am selling a house in Neath but live in Barking. My solicitor (based 200 kilometers from mehas requested that I sign a stat dec prior to the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing solicitor in Barking who can witness and place their company stamp on the document?
Technically speaking you should not be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are based in Barking
Back In 2007, I bought a leasehold house in Barking. Conveyancing and HSBC Bank mortgage went though with no issue. A letter has just been received from someone saying they have taken over the reversionary interest in the property. It included a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1995. The conveyancing solicitor in Barking who acted for me is not around. Any advice?
First make enquiries of the Land Registry to be sure that this person is in fact the new freeholder. You do not need to instruct a Barking conveyancing lawyer to do this as it can be done on-line for a few pound. You should note that regardless, even if this is the rightful landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.
I have attempted and failed to negotiate with my landlord to extend my lease without success. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal decide on such matters? Can you recommend a Barking conveyancing firm to help?
Where there is a absentee freeholder or if there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant legislation you can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to arrive at the premium.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Barking premises is 240 Strone Road in January 2014. the tribunal held that the price to be paid for the freehold interest was£23,538 of which£13,017 is attributable to the ground floor flat and £10,521 to the first floor flat. This case affected 2 flats. The unexpired term was 65.5 years.