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While any conveyancing practice can theoretically deal with your leasehold conveyancing in Alfriston, your mortgage provider may not be willing to work with them if the firm are not on their list of approved solicitors for conveyancing

Recently asked questions relating to Alfriston leasehold conveyancing

I only have Seventy years remaining on my lease in Alfriston. I now wish to get lease extension but my landlord is can not be found. What are my options?

If you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be extended by the magistrate. You will be obliged to prove that you or your lawyers have made all reasonable attempts to track down the freeholder. For most situations a specialist should be useful to conduct investigations and prepare a report which can be used as evidence that the landlord is indeed missing. It is wise to seek advice from a property lawyer in relation to proving the landlord’s disappearance and the vesting order request to the County Court overseeing Alfriston.

Planning to complete next month on a leasehold property in Alfriston. Conveyancing solicitors assured me that they will have a report out to me on Monday. Are there areas in the report that I should be focusing on?

The report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Alfriston should include some of the following:

  • Details of the parties to the lease, for example these could be the leaseholder (you), head lessor, landlord
  • Defining your rights in relation to common areas in the building.By way of example, does the lease include a right of way over an accessway or staircase?
  • Does the lease prevent you from subletting the flat, or working from home
  • Ground rent - how much and when you need to pay, and also know whether this is subject to change
  • An explanation as to the provision in the lease to pay service charges - with regard to both the building, and the more general rights a leaseholder has
  • Whether the landlord has obligations to ensure rights of quiet enjoyment over your property and do you know what it means in practice?
  • What options are open to you if a neighbour is in violation of a provision in their lease? For details of the information to be included in your report on your leasehold property in Alfriston please ask your lawyer in advance of your conveyancing in Alfriston

    • I’m about to sell my ground floor flat in Alfriston.Conveyancing lawyers have not yet been instructed but I have just had a half-yearly maintenance charge demand – what should I do?

    The sensible thing to do is clear the service charge as normal because all ground rent and service charges will be apportioned on completion, so you will be reimbursed by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most managing agents 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.

    I am hoping to put an offer on a small detached house that appears to meet my requirements, at a great price which is making it all the more appealing. I have since been informed that it's a leasehold rather than freehold. I am assuming that there are issues buying a leasehold house in Alfriston. Conveyancing lawyers have not yet been instructed. Will they explain the issues?

    Most houses in Alfriston are freehold rather than leasehold. This is one of the situations where having a local conveyancer who is familiar with the area can help the conveyancing process. We note that you are purchasing in Alfriston so you should seriously consider looking for a Alfriston conveyancing solicitor and check that they have experience in advising on leasehold houses. First you will need to check the number of years remaining. Being a leaseholder you will not be entirely free to do whatever you want with the house. The lease comes with conditions for example requiring the freeholder’sconsent to carry out changes to the property. It may be necessary to pay a maintenance charge towards the upkeep of the communal areas where the property is located on an estate. Your conveyancer should report to you on the legal implications.

    I am attracted to a couple of apartments in Alfriston which have in the region of fifty years left on the lease term. Do I need to be concerned?

    There are plenty of short leases in Alfriston. The lease is a right to use the premises for a prescribed time frame. As a lease gets shorter the marketability of the lease decreases and it becomes more expensive to extend the lease. For this reason it is generally wise to increase the term of the lease. Sometimes it is difficult to sell a property with a short lease because mortgage lenders less inclined to grant a loan on properties of this type. Lease enfranchisement can be a difficult process. We recommend you get professional help from a conveyancer and surveyor with experience in this arena

    Leasehold Conveyancing in Alfriston - Examples of Questions you should consider before buying

      What restrictions are contained in the Alfriston Lease? The answer will be important as a) areas could cause problems for the building as the communal areas may begin to deteriorate if services remain unpaid b) if the tenants have an issue with the managing agents you will want to have complete disclosure Make sure you find out if there is anything that is prohibited in the lease. For instance it is fairly common in Alfriston leases that pets are not permitted in certain buildings in Alfriston. If you like the propertyin Alfriston however your dog is not allowed to live with you then you will be faced hard decision.

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