Having sold my house in Mountain Ash last May yet the purchaser is whats apping every few hours to moan that her lawyer is waiting to hear from myconveyancer. What are the post completion sale legalities now that I have sold?

Following your disposal your lawyer should forward the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the purchaser's lawyers. Where appropriate, your solicitor must also confirm that the home loan has been paid off to the buyers conveyancers. There are no post completion requirements just for conveyancing in Mountain Ash.

I am buying a new build apartment in Mountain Ash. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Mountain Ash

Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Please supply a car parking plan. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease.

I am looking for a ground for flat up to £305k and found one close by in Mountain Ash I like with a park and station in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 51 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Mountain Ash for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a lease with such few years left?

If you require a home loan that many years will likely be an issue. Reduce the price by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you may ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer regarding this.

I am looking to sell my property. My former solicitors has retired. I am in need of a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. I happen to live in Mountain Ash if that makes a difference.

Do use our search tool to help you find a solicitor for your conveyancing in Mountain Ash. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with regulated solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move goes with a minimum of fuss.

Can you offer any advice when it comes to appointing a Mountain Ash conveyancing firm to deal with our lease extension?

If you are instructing a property lawyer for your lease extension (regardless if they are a Mountain Ash conveyancing practice) it is essential that they be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of conveyancing. We recommend that you speak with several firms including non Mountain Ash conveyancing practices before you instructing a firm. If the firm is ALEP accredited then so much the better. The following questions might be useful:

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Mountain Ash Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Queries before Purchasing

Be sure to enquire if there are any onerous prohibitions in the lease. For instance it is very common in Mountain Ash leases that pets are not permitted in in a block in Mountain Ash. If you like the apartmentin Mountain Ash however your dog can’t make the move with you then you will be presented with a hard determination. You should be aware that where the lease has no more than 80 years it will affect the marketability of the property. Check with your mortgage company that they are happy with residual term of the lease. Leases with less than 80 years remaining means that you will almost definitely have to extend the lease at some point and you need to have some idea of how much this will be. Remember, in most cases you will be required to have owned the premises for two years in order to be entitled to extend the lease.