As someone clueless as to the Gants Hill conveyancing process what’s your top tip you can give me for the house moving process in Gants Hill

You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Gants Hill or throughout Essex is often a confrontational process. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there is plenty of room for confrontation between you and other parties involved in the legal transfer of property. For instance, the vendor, property agent and on occasion your lender. Appointing a law firm for your conveyancing in Gants Hill an important selection as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY party in the transaction whose responsibility is to look after your best interests and to protect you.

Sometimes a potential adversary will try and convince you that it is in your interests to do things their way. For instance, the selling agent may claim to be assisting by claiming that your conveyancer is dragging his heels. Or your financial adviser may try to convince you to do take action that is against your lawyers advice. You should always trust your lawyer above all other parties when it comes to the legal transfer of property.

Will our conveyancer be raising questions about flooding during the conveyancing in Gants Hill.

Flooding is a growing risk for solicitors specialising in conveyancing in Gants Hill. There are those who purchase a property in Gants Hill, fully expectant that at some time, it may be flooded. However, leaving to one side the physical damage, if a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, suitable insurance cover, or dispose of the premises. Steps can be carried out as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the purchaser.

Conveyancers are not best placed to give advice on flood risk, but there are a various searches that may be carried out by the buyer or by their solicitors which can give them a better understanding of the risks in Gants Hill. The conventional set of property information forms given to a buyer’s lawyer (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) incorporates a standard inquiry of the vendor to discover if the premises has suffered from flooding. In the event that the property has been flooded in past which is not disclosed by the seller, then a buyer could issue a claim for damages as a result of such an incorrect reply. A buyer’s lawyers should also conduct an environmental search. This will reveal if there is a recorded flood risk. If so, more detailed investigations should be made.

I am looking for a flat up to £245,000 and found one near me in Gants Hill I like with amenity areas and transport links nearby, the downside is that it only has 49 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Gants Hill suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a short lease?

If you require a home loan the shortness of the lease will likely be a potential deal breaker. Discount the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the premises for at least twenty four months you may ask them to start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor concerning this.

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There are only Fifty years left on my lease in Gants Hill. I now want to extend my lease but my freeholder is can not be found. What options are available to me?

If you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be lengthened by the magistrate. However, you will be required to demonstrate that you have made all reasonable attempts to locate the landlord. On the whole a specialist may be useful to carry out a search and to produce an expert document to be accepted by the court as evidence that the landlord can not be located. It is advisable to get professional help from a solicitor in relation to devolving into the landlord’s disappearance and the vesting order request to the County Court overseeing Gants Hill.

I have given up trying to purchase the freehold in Gants Hill. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on premiums?

if there is a missing landlord or if there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the relevant statutes you can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to calculate the price payable.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement matter before the tribunal for a Gants Hill flat is 59 & 59a Clarendon Gardens in February 2014. The Tribunals valuation for the freehold was £30,073.00 The unexpired residue of the current lease was 65 and 61.