Having sold my house in Haverhill last January but my buyer keeps calling me to say her conveyancer is waiting to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale formalities now that I have sold?
After completion of your disposal your solicitor is committed to forward the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. Depending on the transaction, your lawyer must also confirm that the home loan has been paid off to the buyers conveyancers. There are no post completion procedures just for conveyancing in Haverhill.
Do I have to have a meeting at the offices of the solicitor to sign the mortgage deed? If so, I will choose one who does conveyancing in Haverhill so that I can attend their offices when needed.
These days approved lawyers for banks carry out the vast majority of communications via Royal Mail, internet or over the phone. This enables them to undertake the legal work for your home move regardless of where you live in the country. However you can see if you have the option of attending the offices of your conveyancing lawyer if just in case this is required.
My wife and I are close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our home in Haverhill and according to the buyers it appears that there is a possibility that the property was constructed on contaminated land. A local lawyer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the purchasers instructed an online conveyancing outfit as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Haverhill. Having lived in Haverhill for 5 years we know that this is a non issue. Is it a good idea to contact our local Authority to seek confirmation that the buyers are looking for.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing solicitor currently acting for you. What do they say? You must enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same sickness)
How do I locate a Haverhill law firm on the Accord Mortgages Ltd conveyancing panel? I have wheels and am prepared to travel upto 10kilometers to meet the conveyancer.
You can use the tool on this website. Please pick a mortgage company and your location and you will see a number of Haverhill conveyancing lawyers locally. We have detailed some Haverhill conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can ring them to see whether they are on the Accord Mortgages Ltd approved list
My wife and I purchased a leasehold house in Haverhill. Conveyancing and Halifax mortgage went though with no issue. A letter has just been received from someone saying they have taken over the freehold. It included a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1998. The conveyancing solicitor in Haverhill who acted for me is not around. Any advice?
First make enquiries of the Land Registry to be sure that this person is indeed the registered owner of the freehold reversion. There is no need to instruct a Haverhill conveyancing firm to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for £3. Rest assured that regardless, even if this is the rightful freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.
I acquired a basement flat in Haverhill, conveyancing was carried out 8 years ago. Can you let me have an estimated range of the fair premium for a lease extension? Similar properties in Haverhill with a long lease are worth £206,000. The ground rent is £45 invoiced every year. The lease ends on 21st October 2091
With only 67 years left to run we estimate the price of your lease extension to be between £10,500 and £12,000 as well as costs.
The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to advice on the actual costs without more comprehensive investigations. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action based on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.