We see that you have a post code search directory listing solicitors on the Skipton conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I instruct them for our conveyancing in Botany Bay?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Skipton conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Botany Bay.
What can a local search tell me about the property I am purchasing in Botany Bay?
Botany Bay conveyancing often commences with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search organisations for example Xpress Legal The local search is essential in every Botany Bay conveyancing purchase; as long as you don’t want any unpleasant once you have moved into your property. The search will provide 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 topic sections.
I got the keys to my house on 16 June and the transaction details is not yet on the land registry website. Any reason for this? My conveyancing solicitor in Botany Bay said it should be registered inside ten days. Are properties in Botany Bay particularly slow to register?
As far as conveyancing in Botany Bay is concerned, registration is no quicker or slower than anywhere else in the country. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timeframes can vary subject to who lodges the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry communicate with any other parties. At present roughly three quarters of submission are fully dealt with within 12 days but some can be subject to extensive hold-ups. Historically registration is effected once the purchaser is living at the property so an expedited registration is not usually primary concern but where there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your solicitor could communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.
Over the last few months I have been searching for a flat up to £305k and identified one close by in Botany Bay I like with amenity areas and station in the vicinity, the downside is that it only has 52 years on the lease. There is not much else in Botany Bay in this price bracket, 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 shortness of the lease may be a potential deal breaker. Discount the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current owner has owned the premises for at least twenty four months you can request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor concerning this matter.
I was recommended by numerous estate agents in Botany Bay to select a solicitor on your site. What’s the financial advantage for Estate Agents to offer your services over and above another?
We don’t offer any financial incentive for directing people our way. We thought it would be too underhand a fee because home movers will think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I receiving any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.