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Frequently asked questions relating to Blaenau Ffestiniog leasehold conveyancing

Having checked my lease I have discovered that there are only Seventy years left on my flat in Blaenau Ffestiniog. I now want to extend my lease but my freeholder is can not be found. What are my options?

On the basis that you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be lengthened by the Court. However, you will be required to demonstrate that you have made all reasonable attempts to locate the lessor. On the whole a specialist would be helpful to try and locate and prepare a report to be used as proof that the freeholder is indeed missing. It is wise to seek advice from a conveyancer in relation to proving the landlord’s absence and the application to the County Court covering Blaenau Ffestiniog.

Planning to exchange soon on a basement flat in Blaenau Ffestiniog. Conveyancing solicitors inform 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 Blaenau Ffestiniog should include some of the following:

  • Does the lease require carpeting throughout thus preventing wood flooring?
  • Are you allowed to have a pet in the flat?
  • Whether the lease restricts you from letting out the flat, or working from home
  • 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
  • I don't know whether the lease allows me to alter or improve anything in the flat - you should know whether it applies to all alterations or just structural alteration, and whether consent is required
  • The landlord’s obligations to repair and maintain the building. It is important that you know who is responsible for the repair and maintenance of every part of the building
  • Responsibility for repairing the window frames For details of the information to be included in your report on your leasehold property in Blaenau Ffestiniog please ask your solicitor in advance of your conveyancing in Blaenau Ffestiniog

    • I have just started marketing my basement flat in Blaenau Ffestiniog.Conveyancing is yet to be initiated but I have just had a half-yearly service charge demand – Do I pay up?

    Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should pay the invoice 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.

    Can you offer any advice when it comes to finding a Blaenau Ffestiniog conveyancing practice to carry out our lease extension conveyancing?

    If you are instructing a solicitor for your lease extension (regardless if they are a Blaenau Ffestiniog conveyancing practice) it is imperative that he or she should be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of work. We advise that you speak with two or three firms including non Blaenau Ffestiniog conveyancing practices before you instructing a firm. Where the conveyancing practice is ALEP accredited then so much the better. Some following of questions could be useful:

    • If the firm is not ALEP accredited then what is the reason?
  • Can they put you in touch with client in Blaenau Ffestiniog who can give a testimonial?

    • When it comes to leasehold conveyancing in Blaenau Ffestiniog what are the most common lease problems?

    Leasehold conveyancing in Blaenau Ffestiniog is not unique. All leases are individual and drafting errors can result in certain sections are wrong. The following missing provisions could result in a defective lease:

    • A provision to repair to or maintain parts of the building
    • Insurance obligations
    • Clauses dealing with recovering service charges for expenditure on the building or common parts.
    • Service charge per centages that don't add up correctly leaving a shortfall

    A defective lease will likely cause issues when trying to sell a property primarily because it impacts on the ability to obtain a mortgage on the property. National Westminster Bank, Skipton Building Society, and TSB all have express conveyancing instructions when it comes to what is expected in a lease. If a mortgage lender believes that the lease is defective they may refuse to provide security, obliging the purchaser to withdraw.

    Leasehold Conveyancing in Blaenau Ffestiniog - Sample of Questions you should consider Prior to buying

      Are any of leasehold owners in arrears of their service charge liability? Plenty Blaenau Ffestiniog leasehold apartments will be liable to pay a service bill for maintenance of the building set on behalf of the freeholder. If you acquire the property you will have to pay this amount, normally periodically during the year. This may vary from a few hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for large purpose-built blocks. There will also be a rentcharge for you to pay yearly, ordinarily this is not a significant amount, say approximately £25-£75 but you need to enquire as occasionally it could be prohibitively expensive. How much is the ground rent and service charge?

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