Unfortunately I am unable to travel far from Oakhill. What is the rationale as to why all Oakhill property lawyers aren't included on all mortgage company panels?
Lenders point to the fact that solicitor-led fraud is considered to be responsible for millions of pounds of fraud every year.The dismissal of law firms off of lender panels started with the rise in mortgage fraud, which prompted a thematic review by the Financial Services Authority in 2011. Its outcome included recommendations for mortgage companies to review their conveyancing panels, which kicked off a major policy change in the sector. This resulted in lenders removing less reputable firms from their panel of approved conveyancing practitioners .
I am planning to acquire a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Oakhill who is on the Santander approved. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a conveyancing firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Santander in certain locations such as Oakhill. We dont recommend any particular firm.
I am purchasing a property and the solicitor has referenced Chancel Repair to which the property may be liable given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. He has mentioned insurance. Is this really necessary for conveyancing in Oakhill
Unless a previous purchase of the property took place post 12 October 2013 you can take it that solicitors carrying out conveyancing in Oakhill to continue to propose a a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.
In what way can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my commercial offices in Oakhill and how can you help?
The particular law that you refer to affords protection to commercial tenants, granting the legal entitlement to apply to court for a new lease and remain in occupation at the end of the lease term. There are certain specified grounds that a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are involved. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Oakhill is one of the many locations in which our lawyers have offices
Back In 2001, I bought a leasehold flat in Oakhill. Conveyancing and Skipton Building Society mortgage are in place. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the freehold. It included a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1998. The conveyancing solicitor in Oakhill who previously acted has long since retired. What should I do?
The first thing you should do is make enquiries of HMLR to make sure that the individual purporting to own the freehold is indeed the registered owner of the freehold reversion. It is not necessary to incur the fees of a Oakhill conveyancing firm to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for less than a fiver. Rest assured that in any event, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.
I am the proprietor of a ground floor flat in Oakhill. In the absence of agreement between myself and the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the sum payable for a lease extension?
Most certainly. We are happy to put you in touch with a Oakhill conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a Oakhill residence is 201 & 201a St. Barnabas Road in October 2013. The Tribunal decided that the price to be paid by the Applicants for the freehold interest is £20,071. This case was in relation to 2 flats. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 69.26 years.