My house in Rise Park is up for sale and I have a purchaser. Does my solicitor have to be on the Co-operative conveyancing panel in order to deal with redeeming my mortgage?
Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Co-operative conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their conditions fairly frequently in recent years.
We are downsizing from our home in Rise Park and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was constructed on contaminated land. Any local lawyer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers used a nationwide conveyancing practice rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Rise Park. We have lived in Rise Park for three years we know that this is a non issue. Do we contact our local Authority to seek confirmation that the buyers are looking for.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing solicitor currently acting for you. Are they able to advise? You must check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same ailment)
How does conveyancing in Rise Park differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build premises in Rise Park approach us having been asked by the developer to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is constructed. This is because house builders in Rise Park usually buy the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Rise Park or who has acted in the same development.
I have been sourcing a conveyancing lawyer in Rise Park for my home move. Can I check a firm’s complaints history with the profession’s regulator?
Members of the public can find documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations resulting from investigations started on or after Jan 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For information about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors history, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. International callers, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator could recorded call for training purposes.
I’m about to sell my garden apartment in Rise Park. Conveyancing solicitors are to be appointed soon, however I have recently had a yearly maintenance charge invoice – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?
It best that you discharge the maintenance contribution as you normally would given that all rents and service charges should be allotted on completion, so you will be reimbursed by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.
Having spent months of correspondence we are unable to agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Rise Park. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?
Absolutely. We are happy to put you in touch with a Rise Park conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Rise Park residence is Flat b 14 Kemble Road in May 2014. The Tribunal assessed the value of the premium payable for the lease extension to be £9,761 This case was in relation to 1 flat.
My aim is to purchase a ground floor apartment in Rise Park. Conveyancing lawyer has been awaiting, from the seller, building insurance paperwork. Earlier today I was informed that the owner must forward the insurance paperwork for the flat above also. Why does my property lawyer want to see the insurance for the flat above? Is it really required? We have been waiting for the last 2 weeks…
It is not unheard of in leasehold conveyancing in Rise Park to discover Conveyancing in Rise Park in a minority of cases reveals that the lease obliges the leasehold owners to insure their individual flats as opposed to the landlord insuring the whole property - which is definitely better. You should check with your property lawyer but it would seem that your conveyancing practitioner is looking to verify that the entire building is insured. Insuring your flat is no help when it comes to rebuilding after a fire if the 1st floor cannot be reconstructed for lack of insurance cover.