I am need of leasehold conveyancing for a flat in a fairly new development (seven years old) in Swanscombe. Almost all the properties have already been disposed of. Is it strictly necessary to order conveyancing searches as part of conveyancing in Swanscombe?
Where you are obtaining a loan, your lender will require some (many) of the searches so you'll have no choice. If not, then Swanscombe conveyancing searches are optional. Your lawyer, will 'advise', perhaps strongly, that you should not go ahead without searches, but he or she is duty bound in this regard. One thing to bear in mind; if you are likely to sell the house one day, it may be of interest to your future buyer what the searches contain. Sometimes houses with no practical issues can still throw up adverse search results. But if you choose to instruct your lawyer to proceed without searches then your lawyer will have to follow your instructions or ask you to appoint a different lawyer for your conveyancing in Swanscombe.
Can I use your services to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Swanscombe even where I’m not purchasing or disposing of a house, for example where I want to acquire a shop in Swanscombe with a loan from Aldermore?
Our search tool is primarily utilised to help choose residential conveyancing solicitors in Swanscombe but we have recorded at the bottom of this page a few Swanscombe commercial conveyancing firms. You should make contact with the solicitors directly to check if they are also authorised to represent Aldermore
Please explain the implications if my lawyer’s firm is expelled from the UBS Solicitor panel ahead of completing my conveyancing in Swanscombe?
The first thing to point out is that, this is a very rare occurrence. In most cases even where a law firm is removed off of a panel the lender would allow the completion to go ahead as the lender would appreciate the difficulties that they would place you in if you have to instruct a new solicitor days before completion. In a worst case scenario where the lender insists that you instruct a new firm then it is possible for a very good lawyer to expedite the conveyancing albeit that you may pay a significant premium for this. The analogous situation is where a buyer instructs a lawyer, exchanges contracts and the law firm is shut down by a regulator such as the SRA. Again, in this situation you can find lawyers who can troubleshoot their way to bring the conveyancing to a satisfactory conclusion - albeit at a cost.
We're FTB’s - had an offer accepted, yet the agent told us that the vendor will only issue a contract if we instruct the agent's recommended lawyers as they are insisting on an ‘expedited deal’. We would rather use a local conveyancer used to conveyancing in Swanscombe
It is unlikely the sellers are behind this. If they desire ‘a quick sale', alienating a serious purchaser is is going to put the whole deal at risk. Try to communicate with the owners directly and explain that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to progress, with finances arranged © you are chain free (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you are going to appoint your own,trusted Swanscombe conveyancing firm - not the ones that will provide their negotiator at the agency a introducer fee or hit his conveyancing targets demanded by corporate headquarters.
I've found a house that appears to meet my requirements, at a great price which is making it all the more appealing. I have since found out that it's a leasehold rather than freehold. I would have thought that there are particular concerns purchasing a house with a leasehold title in Swanscombe. Conveyancing solicitors have not yet been appointed. Will my lawyers set out the risks of buying a leasehold house in Swanscombe ?
Most houses in Swanscombe are freehold rather than leasehold. In this scenario it’s worth having a local conveyancer who is familiar with the area who can help the conveyancing process. It is clear that you are purchasing in Swanscombe in which case you should be shopping around for a Swanscombe conveyancing practitioner and be sure that they have experience in transacting on leasehold houses. First you will need to check the unexpired lease term. Being a lessee you will not be entirely free to do whatever you want with the house. The lease comes with conditions for example requiring the freeholder’sconsent to carry out alterations. It may be necessary to pay a maintenance charge towards the maintenance of the estate where the house is located on an estate. Your conveyancer will appraise you on the various issues.
Following months of correspondence we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Swanscombe. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?
Most certainly. We are happy to put you in touch with a Swanscombe conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Swanscombe residence is Various @ Colombus Square in January 2012. the Tribunal calculated the premiums to be paid for new leases for each of the flats in Mariners Walk to be £3822 and the premium to be paid for the new lease of 2 Knights Court to be £4439. This case affected 13 flats. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 76 years.