There are only Sixty One years remaining on my flat in Greenfield. I am keen to extend my lease but my landlord is absent. What should I do?

On the basis that you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for for permission 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 demonstrate that you or your lawyers have done all that could be expected to locate the landlord. In some cases a specialist would be useful to try and locate and prepare an expert document which can be accepted by the court as proof that the freeholder can not be located. It is advisable to get professional help from a solicitor in relation to investigating the landlord’s disappearance and the vesting order request to the County Court overseeing Greenfield.

Due to sign contracts shortly on a garden flat in Greenfield. Conveyancing solicitors have said that they report fully next week. Are there areas in the report that I should be focusing on?

Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Greenfield should include some of the following:

• The unexpired lease term You should be advised as what happens when the lease ends, and informed of the importance of the 80 year mark

I have just started marketing my 2 bed flat in Greenfield.Conveyancing is yet to be initiated but I have just had a half-yearly service charge invoice – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?

Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should clear 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 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. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.

My wife and I purchased a leasehold flat in Greenfield. Conveyancing and Alliance & Leicester mortgage went though with no issue. A letter has just been received from someone claiming to own the freehold. Attached was a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1994. The conveyancing practitioner in Greenfield who acted for me is not around.What should I do?

First make enquiries of HMLR to make sure that this person is indeed the registered owner of the freehold reversion. It is not necessary to incur the fees of a Greenfield conveyancing practitioner to do this as it can be done on-line for less than a fiver. Rest assured that regardless, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.

All being well we will complete the disposal of our £450000 maisonette in Greenfield on Thursday in a week. The landlords agents has quoted £300 for Landlord’s certificate, building insurance schedule and 3 years statements of service charge. Is the landlord entitled to charge exorbitant fees for a flat conveyance in Greenfield?

Greenfield conveyancing on leasehold apartments usually requires the buyer’s lawyer submitting questions for the landlord to address. Although the landlord is not legally bound to answer these enquiries the majority will be willing to do so. They may charge a reasonable charge for responding to enquiries or supplying documentation. There is no set fee. The average costs for the paperwork that you are referring to is over three hundred pounds, in some transactions it exceeds £800. The management information fee demanded by the landlord must be sent together with a synopsis of rights and obligations in relation to administration fees, otherwise the charge is not strictly payable. In reality one has little choice but to pay whatever is demanded should you wish to complete the sale of your home.

Greenfield Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Examples of Questions you should ask Prior to Purchasing

If a Greenfield lease has fewer than eighty years it will impact the value of the property. Check with your bank that they are content with the length of the lease. A short lease means that you will most likely have to extend the lease sooner rather than later and you need to have some idea of what this will be. For most Greenfieldlease extensions you will need to own the residence for two years in order to be eligible to extend the lease. It would be wise to find out as much as you can concerning the managing agents as they can either make your living at the property much easier or uncomfortable. As the owner of a leasehold property you are often at the mercy of the managing agents from a financial perspective and when it comes to daily issues such as the tidiness of the communal areas. Ask other tenants what they think of their service. Finally, be sure you know the dates that the maintenance charges are due to the managing agents and specifically what it includes. It would be wise to enquire if there are any onerous prohibitions in the lease. By way of example some leases prohibit pets being allowed in in a block in Greenfield. If you love the flatin Greenfield but your cat can’t live with you then you will be presented with a hard choice.

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