Are you able to vouch for a Virgin Money allowed Hirwaun conveyancing firm who can have us moved in within two weeks? Would it be better to use a local Hirwaun firm or a factory type firm?

We would be happy to suggest some excellent Hirwaun conveyancing firms. You can also walk up the main road in Hirwaun. Approach two or three firms and ask to see a conveyancing solicitor for a quote. Explain your deadline together with your reasons and get a commitment on your deadline. Select the one that appears most efficient.

I am the registered owner of a freehold premises in Hirwaun yet charged rent, why is this and what is this?

It’s unusual for properties in Hirwaun and has limited impact for conveyancing in Hirwaun but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.

Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges have existed for hundreds of years, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the generation of fresh rentcharges from 1977 onwards.

Previous rentcharges can now be extinguished by making a lump sum payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence in 2037 is to be dispensed with completely.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what should have been a quick, chain free conveyancing. Hirwaun is where the house is located. What do you suggest?

Flying freeholds in Hirwaun are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Hirwaun you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Hirwaun may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.

In my capacity as executor for the will of my grandmother I am selling a property in Newport but reside in Hirwaun. My solicitor (based 250 miles from mehas requested that I sign a statutory declaration before completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing practitioner in Hirwaun to attest this legal document for me?

Technically speaking you are unlikely to need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are based in Hirwaun

I’m about to sell my garden apartment in Hirwaun. Conveyancing has not commenced, but I have recently received a quarterly maintenance charge demand – what should I do?

It best that you clear the maintenance contribution as you normally would as all ground rent and service charges will be apportioned on completion, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.

Hirwaun Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Questions you should consider before Purchasing

In the main the cost for major works tend not to be included within service charges, albeit that a few managing agents in Hirwaun ask leasehold owners to pay into a sinking fund created for the specific intention of establishing a fund for larger works. How much is the ground rent and service charge? The prefered form of lease arrangement is if the freehold reversion is in the ownership of the leaseholders. In this scenario the leaseholders benefit from being in charge if their destiny and although a managing agent is frequently employed if the building is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent retained by the leaseholders.