Having sold my house in Longhope last November yet the purchaser is telephoning every few hours to say his conveyancer is waiting to hear from mine. What should have happened following completion?

After completion of your disposal your lawyer should deliver the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. If applicable, your solicitor must also confirm that the mortgage has been redeemed to the purchasers lawyers. There are no post completion requirements just for conveyancing in Longhope.

Do I need to pay for insurance to address the risk of chancel repairs when purchasing a property in Longhope?

Unless a previous purchase of the house took place after 12 October 2013 you could expect conveyancing practitioners conducting conveyancing in Longhope to continue to suggest a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.

I have justbeen informed that Wolstenholmes have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Longhope for a purchase of a leasehold flat 9 months ago. How can I check that the property is not still registered in the name of the former proprietor?

The quickest method to see if the premises is in your name, you can carry out 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 Longhope conveyancing specialists.

Do you have any advice for leasehold conveyancing in Longhope from the perspective of expediting the sale process?

• Much of the delay in leasehold conveyancing in Longhope can be bypassed where you instruct lawyers the minute you market your property and request that they start to put together the leasehold documentation needed by the purchasers’ representatives.
Many freeholders or managing agents in Longhope levy fees for supplying management packs for a leasehold home. You or your lawyers should discover the actual amount of the charges. The management pack sought on or before finding a buyer, thus accelerating the process. The typical amount of time it takes to obtain the necessary information is three weeks. It is the most common reason for frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Longhope. If you have the benefit of shareholding in the freehold, you should ensure that you are holding the original share document. Organising a replacement share certificate is often a lengthy formality and slows down many a Longhope conveyancing deal. Where a reissued share is required, you should approach the company director and secretary or managing agents (where relevant) for this as soon as possible. If you have had conflict with your freeholder or managing agents it is essential that these are settled before the property is marketed. The buyers and their solicitors will be concerned about purchasing a flat where there is a current dispute. You may need to swallow your pride and discharge any arrears of service charge or resolve the dispute prior to the buyers completing the purchase. It is therefore preferable to have any dispute settled ahead of the contract papers being issued to the buyers’ solicitors. You are still duty bound to disclose particulars of the dispute to the purchasers, but it is clearly preferable to reveal the dispute as historic rather than unsettled.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Longhope - A selection of Questions you should consider Prior to Purchasing

Does this lease have more than 90 years left? How much is the ground rent and service charge? It is important to be aware whether changing the roof or some other significant cost is anticipated to be shared amongst the leaseholders and will dramatically impact the level of the maintenance costs or result in a one time invoice.

I am purchasing a garden maisonette in Longhope. Conveyancing solicitor has been waiting for, from the vendor, building insurance paperwork. This morning I was informed that the vendor needs to forward the insurance schedule for the flat above as well. Why would my solicitor need to check the insurance for the flat above? Is it really necessary? We have been waiting for the last 3 weeks…

It is not unheard of in leasehold conveyancing in Longhope to find Conveyancing in Longhope in a minority of cases reveals that the lease obliges the tenant's to insure their individual flats rather than the landlord insuring the entire building - which is definitely better. You should check with your lawyer but it would seem that your conveyancer is seeking to verify that the complete building is insured. Insuring your flat is no help when it comes to rebuilding after a fire if the other flat cannot be rebuilt due to lack of insurance cover.