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Any conveyancing solicitor can theoretically handle your leasehold conveyancing in Great Missenden, your mortgage provider may unwilling to work with them if the firm are not on their list of approved solicitors for conveyancing

Common questions relating to Great Missenden leasehold conveyancing

I am intending to let out my leasehold apartment in Great Missenden. Conveyancing solicitor who did the purchase is retired - so can't ask him. Do I need to ask my freeholder for permission?

Even though your previous Great Missenden conveyancing lawyer is not available you can review your lease to see if it allows you to sublet the property. The rule is that if the lease is silent, subletting is allowed. There may be a precondition that you must seek permission via your landlord or other appropriate person in advance of subletting. The net result is you not allowed to sublet in the absence of first obtaining permission. The consent should not be unreasonably withheld. If the lease prohibits you from letting out the property you will need to ask your landlord for their consent.

I only have 62 years unexpired on my flat in Great Missenden. I now want to extend my lease but my freeholder is missing. 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 for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be lengthened by the Court. You will be obliged to demonstrate that you have done all that could be expected to find the landlord. On the whole a specialist should be useful to try and locate and to produce an expert document which can be used as evidence that the landlord can not be located. It is advisable to get professional help from a property lawyer in relation to devolving into the landlord’s disappearance and the application to the County Court overseeing Great Missenden.

Expecting to complete next month on a garden flat in Great Missenden. Conveyancing solicitors have said that they will have a report out to me tomorrow. Are there areas in the report that I should be focusing on?

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

  • Details of the parties to the lease, for example these could be the leaseholder (you), head lessor, landlord
  • Will you be prohibited or prevented from having pets in the property?
  • Whether the lease restricts you from letting out the property, or having a home office for business
  • You should be told what constitutes a Nuisance in the lease
  • The landlord’s rights to access the flat you be made aware that your landlord has rights of access and I know how much notice s/he must provide.
  • Whether the landlord has obligations to ensure rights of quiet enjoyment over your premises and do you know what it means in practice?
  • Responsibility for repairing the window frames For details of the information to be contained in your report on your leasehold property in Great Missenden please enquire of your solicitor in ahead of your conveyancing in Great Missenden

    • Back In 2002, I bought a leasehold flat in Great Missenden. Conveyancing and Nationwide Building Society mortgage went though with no issue. A letter has just been received from someone claiming to own the reversionary interest in the property. It included a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1995. The conveyancing practitioner in Great Missenden who previously acted has now retired.What should I do?

    First contact the Land Registry to be sure that this person is indeed the registered owner of the freehold reversion. It is not necessary to instruct a Great Missenden conveyancing lawyer to do this as it can be done on-line for less than a fiver. You should note that regardless, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.

    Do you have any advice for leasehold conveyancing in Great Missenden from the point of view of saving time on the sale process?

    • A significant proportion of the frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Great Missenden can be bypassed where you instruct lawyers as soon as you market your property and request that they start to collate the leasehold information which will be required by the purchasers’ solicitors.
    • The majority freeholders or Management Companies in Great Missenden levy fees for supplying management packs for a leasehold premises. You or your lawyers should find out the actual amount of the charges. The management pack sought on or before finding a buyer, thus reducing delays. The average time it takes to receive management information is three weeks. It is the most usual cause of delay in leasehold conveyancing in Great Missenden.
  • In the event that you altered the property did you need the Landlord’s approval? Have you, for example laid down wooden flooring? Most leases in Great Missenden state that internal structural alterations or addition of wooden flooring calls for a licence issued by the Landlord consenting to such changes. Should you fail to have the consents in place do not communicate with the landlord without checking with your solicitor before hand.
  • If there is a history of conflict with your freeholder or managing agents it is very important that these are settled before the property is marketed. The buyers and their solicitors will be nervous about purchasing a property where there is a current dispute. You may need to swallow your pride and discharge any arrears of service charge or settle the dispute prior to completion of the sale. It is therefore preferable to have any dispute settled prior to the contract papers being issued to the buyers’ solicitors. You will still have to reveal particulars of the dispute to the buyers, but it is better to present the dispute as over rather than ongoing.
  • If you are supposed to have a share in the freehold, you should ensure that you have the original share document. Obtaining a replacement share certificate can be a lengthy formality and frustrates many a Great Missenden home move. If a duplicate share certificate is needed, you should approach the company director and secretary or managing agents (if applicable) for this at the earliest opportunity.

    • Great Missenden Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Questions you should consider Prior to Purchasing

      Most Great Missenden leasehold flats will have a service charge for the upkeep of the block invoiced by the management company. If you buy the flat you will have to meet this liability, normally in instalments accross the year. This could vary from several hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for bigger purpose-built blocks. In all probability there will be a rentcharge for you to pay annual, ordinarily this is not a large amount, say approximately £25-£75 but you need to enquire it because occasionally it can be many hundreds of pounds. Are there any major works on the horizon that will likely add a premium to the service costs? The answer will be important as a) areas could result in problems for the building as the common areas may begin to deteriorate if services remain unpaid b) if the leaseholders have an issue with the running of the building you will wish to know about it

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