At what point can the exchange of contracts occur in sale conveyancing in West Thurrock and am I required to be at the lawyers branch?
If you are near to one of the conveyancing solicitors in West Thurrock you are welcome to come in to sign contracts. However, the lender approved solicitors we work with provide countrywide coverage for conveyancing and provide just as comprehensive and professional a job for you when dealing with you by post or email. The executing of the sale agreement is not the point of no return. A signed contract simply enables the firm to officially exchange when the time is right, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The exchange process is is usually a five minute process, although where an extended "chain" is involved, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in West Thurrock)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.
What is your number one tip for finding a conveyancing solicitor in West Thurrock
It would be unwise to be swayed by the cheapest West Thurrock conveyancing fees. You really do get what you pay for when it comes to property lawyers. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.
A colleague informed me that in purchasing a property in West Thurrock there may be a number of restrictions limiting what one can do in terms of external alterations to the property. Is this right?
There are a number of properties in West Thurrock which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to execute external changes. Part of the conveyancing in West Thurrock should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Bank of Ireland. I assume I don't need a West Thurrock conveyancer on the Bank of Ireland panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your Bank of Ireland mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Bank of Ireland mortgage from the register. Bank of Ireland, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
- but are not moving to another property
- where Bank of Ireland has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- Bank of Ireland has instructed the Land Registry to do so
What does a local search reveal regarding the house my wife and I purchasing in West Thurrock?
West Thurrock conveyancing often commences with the applying for local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company for example Onsearch The local search is essential in every West Thurrock conveyancing purchase; as long as you wish to avoid any nasty surprises after you move into your property. The search should supply data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen subject headings.
As co-executor for the estate of my father I am selling a property in Swansea but I am based in West Thurrock. My solicitor (based 200 kilometers from mehas requested that I execute a statutory declaration before completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing solicitor in West Thurrock to witness and place their company stamp on the document?
Technically speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are West Thurrock based
Back In 2003, I bought a leasehold house in West Thurrock. Conveyancing and Lloyds TSB Bank mortgage are in place. A letter has just been received from someone claiming to own the freehold. It included a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1997. The conveyancing solicitor in West Thurrock who previously acted has now retired. Any advice?
The first thing you should do is contact HMLR to be sure that the individual claiming to own the freehold is in fact the registered owner of the freehold reversion. There is no need to incur the fees of a West Thurrock 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 rightful landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.
I inherited a ground-floor 1950’s flat in West Thurrock. Given that I can not reach agreement with the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the sum due for a lease extension?
if there is a absentee freeholder or where there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the LVT to judgment on the premium.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a West Thurrock flat 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 unexpired lease term was 76 years.