Finally the sale completed on my house in Waltham Forest last February yet the purchaser is e-mailing daily to say his lawyer needs to hear from mylawyer. What should my lawyer have done following completion?
Post completion of your sale your solicitor should send the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors. Where appropriate, your conveyancer must also evidence that the home loan has been redeemed to the buyers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion steps peculiar conveyancing in Waltham Forest.
I have a decision in principle. The lender mentioned the mortgage came with free conveyancing. Is the implication that I have to instruct their panel solicitor as I would prefer to use a local conveyancing solicitor in Waltham Forest?
Do check but the chances are that appoint one of their panel solicitors where you accept the "fee-free" offer. Contact the mortgage company and explore if they offer you a monetary alternative. In the past a few lenders offered a £250 cashback as a further option in which case that money can go towards the cost for your conveyancing solicitor in Waltham Forest.
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my property can not be found. The conveyancers who handled the conveyancing in Waltham Forest 5 years ago have long since closed. What do I do?
Gone are the days when you need to have the physical official documentation to establish that you own the land or property, given that the Land Registry hold details of all registered land or property electronically.
My father has urged me to use his conveyancers in Waltham Forest. Do I follow his advice?
Much as we are happy to recommend a Waltham Forest conveyancing lawyer it’s preferable to select a conveyancing lawyer is to seek referrals from friends or family who have previously instructed the firm you're contemplating using.
I've recently bought a leasehold flat in Waltham Forest. Am I liable to pay service charges relating to a period prior to my ownership?
Where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous owner and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. Strange as it may seem, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. It is an essential part of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to ensure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.
If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).
I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord for a lease extension without success. Can a leaseholder make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal? Can you recommend a Waltham Forest conveyancing firm to represent me?
Where there is a missing landlord or if there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant statutes you can apply to the LVT to assess the amount due.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a Waltham Forest residence is 32 Howard Road in June 2012. the Tribunal held that premium payable for the freehold reversion should be £35,825 This case affected 2 flats. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 64 years.