Souldretaining a Radcliffe conveyancing practitioner make the ownership transfer smoother?

Radcliffe is a unique place, where local experience is a significant benefit. The laid-back lifestyle has it’s attractions – but not when it comes to your conveyancing. The solicitors that we endorse combine wide Radcliffe intelligence with a professional, can doapproach that ensures the conveyancing to progress with the minimum of fuss. It will certainly help if they enjoy well established relationships with financial advisers, search providers, valuers and other Radcliffe conveyancing solicitors

Can the conveyancing solicitors that you recommend perform conveyancing in Radcliffe by way of an attended exchange?

There are a few conveyancing specialists who can conduct attended exchanges. Please e-mail us to obtain a costs illustration and details as to availability.

In my capacity as executor for the will of my father I am selling a residence in Cardiff but live in Radcliffe. My conveyancer (approximately 250 miles awayrequires that I execute a stat dec before the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in Radcliffe to witness and place their company stamp on the document?

Technically speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are Radcliffe based

I’m about to sell my ground floor apartment in Radcliffe. Conveyancing has not commenced, but I have just received a half-yearly service charge demand – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?

It best that you discharge the maintenance contribution as normal as all rents and service invoices will be apportioned on completion, so you will be reimbursed 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.

Radcliffe Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Queries before Purchasing

The best form of lease structure is a share of the freehold. In this situation the lessees enjoy being in charge if their destiny and although a managing agent is often employed if the building is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent is directed by the tenants. It would be sensible to discover as much as you can concerning the company managing the block as they will affect your use and enjoyment of the property. Being a leasehold owner you will be at the mercy of the managing agents from a financial perspective and when it comes to daily issues such as the tidiness of the common parts. Don't be afraid to ask prospective neighbours whether they are happy with them. On a final note, investigate as to the dates that you are obliged pay the service charge to the managing agents and precisely how they are spending the funds. Is there a share of the freehold?

I am an executor of my recently deceased mum’s Will, with a property in Radcliffe which is to be sold. The bungalow is unregistered at the Land Registry and I'm advised that many estate agents will insist that it is completed before they will move forward. What's the procedure for this?

In the situation that you have set out it seems sensible to apply to register in the names of the personal representative(s) as named in the probate and in their capacity as PRs. HMLR’s online guidance explains how to register for the first time and what is required re the deeds and forms. You would need to include and certified copy of the probate as well and complete the form FR1 to refer to the PRs as the applicant.