My grandmother passed away six months ago and as sole heir and executor I was left the property in Brentford. The house had a relatively small loan left on it of around £5k. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to UBS, pay off the mortgage. Is this allowed?
If you plan to re-mortgage then UBS will require that you use a conveyancer on the UBS conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your UBS conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the UBS mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our home can not be found. The solicitors who did the conveyancing in Brentford 10 years ago are no longer around. What are my options?
Nowadays there are duplicates made of almost everything, and your conveyancer will be aware exactly where to find all the appropriate paperwork so you can purchase or sell your house without a hitch. Where copies are not available, your solicitor may be able to arrange cover in the form of insurance or indemnities protecting you against future claims on the property.
As co-executor for the estate of my grandmother I am disposing of a property in Neath but reside in Brentford. My lawyer (based 300 kilometers awayneeds me to execute a statutory declaration prior to the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in Brentford who can attest this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you are not likely to need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Brentford based
I've recently bought a leasehold property in Brentford. Do I have any liability for service charges relating to a period prior to completion of my purchase?
Where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous owner and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. However, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. A critical element of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to be sure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.
If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).
After months of negotiations we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Brentford. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?
Most definitely. We are happy to put you in touch with a Brentford conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement matter before the tribunal for a Brentford flat is 105 & 105A Seaford Road in July 2013. The tribunal determined that the price payable for the freehold interest in the Property was £43,985 . This sum was to be paid into Brentford County Court to enable the matter to proceed This case was in relation to 2 flats.
I'm remortgaging a house in Brentford. I have found my conveyancer's company on the Law Society's list, but I can't locate my lawyer's name on the list. Is this a big problem?
Not every individual in the practice must be listed by the regulator. As long there is someone qualified to 'oversee' the work, the actual day-to-day activity can be conducted by unlicensed staff.