We are buying our first home. The lawyer has calledto enquire if we want to order supplemental conveyancing searches. We are really unsure what's needed for conveyancing in Pinner
The scope of Pinner conveyancing searches depends entirely on the premises, the location, the possibility of any of these risks, your familiarity of the area and risks, your overall appetite to risk. What matters is that you adequately appreciate what information the searches could supply. Then you can make a decision if you consider that you need that search. Where you are unsure, ask the lawyer to advise.
My wife and I own a terraced Edwardian property in Pinner. Conveyancing solicitor represented me and Platform Home Loans Ltd. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw a couple of entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold with the exact same address. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??
You need to assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Pinner and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also enquire as to the situation with the conveyancing practitioner who conducted the conveyancing.
In what way does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my commercial premises in Pinner and how can you help?
The particular law that you refer to affords security of tenure to commercial lessees, granting the dueness to apply to court for a new lease and remain in occupation when the lease comes to an end. There are certain specified grounds where a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are involved. We are happy to direct you to commercial conveyancing solicitors who use the act to your advantage and handle your commercial conveyancing in Pinner
My husband and I are first time buyers - had an offer accepted, yet the selling agent advised that the seller will only move forward if we use their recommended lawyers as they are insisting on a ‘quick sale’. We would rather use a family solicitor who is accustomed to conveyancing in Pinner
It is improbable the vendors are behind this. Should the seller require ‘a quick sale', turning down a serious purchaser is going to damage their objectives. Contact the vendors directly and explain that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you have nothing to sell (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)however you intend to use your own,trusted Pinner conveyancing firm - not the ones that will earn the estate agent a commission or meet his conveyancing thresholds pre-set by senior management.
I've recently bought a leasehold flat in Pinner. Do I have any liability for service charges for periods before my ownership?
Where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous lessee and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. Strange as it may seem, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. It is an essential part of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to be sure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.
If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).
Despite our best endeavours, we have been unsuccessful in trying to reach an agreement for a lease extension in Pinner. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on premiums?
Most definitely. We can put you in touch with a Pinner conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Pinner premises is Flats 8, 11 and 15 Craigmore Court 46 Murray Road in December 2013. The tribunal held that the price payable by the Applicant tenant of Flat 8 to acquire an extended lease shall be £26,438 plus £1 to the intermediate lessee . The tribunal held that the price payable by the Applicant tenants of Flat 11 to acquire an extended lease shall be £26,791 plus £1 to the intermediate lessee. The tribunal held that the price payable by the Applicant tenant of Flat 15 to acquire an extended lease shall be £26,638 plus £1 to the intermediate lessee . This case related to 3 flats. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 71 years.