My property lawyer in Bulls Cross is not listed on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society Conveyancing Panel. Can I still continue with my family solicitor notwithstanding that they are excluded from the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society list of approved lawyers?
Your options are as follows:
- Carry on with your existing Bulls Cross solicitors but Norwich and Peterborough Building Society will need to use a solicitor on their list of acceptable firms. This will result in additional overall legal fees as well as cause delays.
- Get an alternative solicitor to act in the conveyancing, obviously checking they are on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society panel
I am assisting my sister sell her house in Bulls Cross. Will the conveyancer arrange the EPC or it is for the owner to coordinate?
Following the abolition of Home Information Packs, energy performance certificates remained a compulsory element of selling a property. An EPC should be commissioned in advance of the property being put on the market. It is not as aspect of the sale process that solicitors ordinarily organise. If you are instructing a Bulls Cross conveyancing lawyer they might help arrange energy performance certificates due to their contacts with reputable Bulls Cross accredited person
My bid for a property was accepted at auction in Bulls Cross. Conveyancing is required. What are my next steps?
Now that you have legally committed yourself to purchase you should find a conveyancing solicitor soon as you will have a pending deadline in which to complete the purchase. Every auction property should have a corresponding legal pack. This will likely include the copy title deeds, local authority and drainage searches. Where you are dealing with leasehold premises the conveyancing papers may contain a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing documentation specific to leasehold premises. You need to hand this to your appointed conveyancing solicitor ASAP. Do make sure that that you have the requisite funding organised to complete the transaction on the set completion date.
Can I be sure that the Bulls Cross conveyancing solicitor on the Nationwide panel is any good?
When it comes to conveyancing in Bulls Cross getting recommendations is a good starting point. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one advertising the lowest fees. We would always advise that you speak with the solicitor carrying out your transaction.
I have recentlybecome aware that Stirling Law have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Bulls Cross for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 18 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is not still registered in the name of the former proprietor?
The easiest method to see if the property is registered to you, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Bulls Cross conveyancing specialists.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I put an offer in last month in what should have been a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Bulls Cross is the location of the property. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in Bulls Cross are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Bulls Cross you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Bulls Cross may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.
Having had my offer accepted I require leasehold conveyancing in Bulls Cross. Before I set the wheels in motion I want to be sure as to the remaining lease term.
Assuming the lease is registered - and 99.9% are in Bulls Cross - then the leasehold title will always include the basic details of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.
I have attempted and failed to negotiate with my landlord to extend my lease without getting anywhere. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on such matters? Can you recommend a Bulls Cross conveyancing firm to assist?
Most definitely. We are happy to put you in touch with a Bulls Cross conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Bulls Cross premises is First Floor Flat 109 Lyndhurst Road in May 2010. Following a vesting order by Edmonton County Court on 29th October 2009 the Tribunal decided on a figure of £5,012 for a lease extension. This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 81.79 years.