Much to our surprise we have been advised by our mortgage adviser that my Soho the law firm I have appointed is not on the lender Conveyancing panel. How can I be certain if this is indeed the case?
Your first step should be to contact your Soho lawyer directly. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to notify you what has happened. If they are not on the panel they may be able to suggest a Soho conveyancing practice that is on the approved list of lawyers for your lender.
My Conveyancer in Soho has never been on on the Birmingham Midshires Conveyancing Panel. Can I still use my prefered solicitor even though they are not on the Birmingham Midshires list of approved lawyers?
The limited options open to you here include:
- Carry on with your existing Soho lawyers but Birmingham Midshires will need to use a conveyancer on their panel. This will result in additional overall conveyancing charges as well as result in delays.
- Choose an alternative lawyer to act in the purchase, obviously checking they are Convince your solicitor to use their best endeavours to join the Birmingham Midshires conveyancing panel
Me and my brother have a 4 bedroom Georgian house in Soho. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and Leeds Building Society. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are a couple of entries: the first freehold, the second leasehold under the matching 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 as there may be 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 Soho and other areas of 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 purchasers. You can also enquire as to the situation with the conveyancing practitioner who conducted the purchase.
Given that I am about to spend over three hundred thousand on a garden flat in Soho I would like to have a conversation with the conveyancer regarding thehome move prior to giving the go ahead to the firm. Can this be arranged?
We could not agree more - we would be pleased to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you liaising with the lawyer who will be carrying out your conveyancing in Soho.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important person, not a file number. The law firms that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are calculated and presented to you for residential conveyancing in Soho should be the figure that you end up paying.
My wife and I purchased a leasehold flat in Soho. Conveyancing and Nationwide Building Society mortgage are in place. I have received a letter from someone claiming to own the reversionary interest in the property. It included a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1995. The conveyancing solicitor in Soho who acted for me is not around. Do I pay?
First make enquiries of HMLR to make sure that this person is indeed the new freeholder. There is no need to incur the fees of a Soho conveyancing practitioner to do this as it can be done on-line for a few pound. Rest assured that regardless, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.
I have attempted and failed to negotiate with my landlord to extend my lease without any joy. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on such matters? Can you recommend a Soho conveyancing firm to represent me?
Most certainly. We can put you in touch with a Soho conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement case for a Soho premises is 20 Avonwick Road in July 2013. The Tribunal was dealing with an application under Section 26 of the Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 for a determination of the freehold value of the property. It was concluded that the price to be paid was Fifteen Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventy (£15,970) divided as to £8,200 for Flat 20 and £7,770 for Flat 20A This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 73.26 years.