The Orpington conveyancing firm that I recently instructed on my house acquisition in Orpington have suddenly shut down. They were on acting for me because I needed a firm on the TSB conveyancing panel and my family Orpington lawyer was not. I wrote them a cheque for two hundred pounds in advance. What should be my next steps?
If you have an estate agent involved then let them know immediately so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Hopefully they will be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You will need to appoint new lawyers that are on the TSB conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new solicitors should be in a position to assist.
Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Orpington. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.
Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Orpington
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Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided.
Over the last few months I have been searching for a flat up to £195,000 and identified one near me in Orpington I like with a park and transport links in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 49 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Orpington for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake buying a short lease?
Should you need a home loan that many years will be an issue. Reduce the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for at least twenty four months you may request that they commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer concerning this matter.
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My partner and I expecting to complete on the purchase a property in Orpington but as a result of damage from the recent storms I have agreed compensation from the owner of four thousand pounds by way of a adjustment in the price. This was going to be addressed as part of the conveyancing process however my mortgage company will not permit this. Why were they informed?
The conveyancing practitioner being on a lender approved list is required to advise the bank of any variations to the purchase price. If you did not allow your lawyer to disclose the price change to your mortgage company then they would have to discontinue representing you and the bank.