Ruislip leasehold conveyancing Example Support Desk Enquiries
Looking forward to exchange soon on a garden flat in Ruislip. Conveyancing solicitors inform me that they will have a report out to me next week. What should I be looking out for?
Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Ruislip should include some of the following:
- You should receive a copy of the lease
Last month I purchased a leasehold house in Ruislip. Am I liable to pay service charges for periods before my ownership?
Where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous lessee and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. However, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. It is an essential part of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to be sure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.
If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).
What advice can you give us when it comes to finding a Ruislip conveyancing practice to carry out our lease extension conveyancing?
When appointing a solicitor for your lease extension (regardless if they are a Ruislip conveyancing firm) it is essential 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 Ruislip conveyancing practices prior to instructing a firm. Where the conveyancing practice is ALEP accredited then that’s a bonus. Some following of questions could be useful:
- How many lease extensions has the firm completed in Ruislip in the last twenty four months?
Do you have any advice for leasehold conveyancing in Ruislip with the purpose of expediting the sale process?
- A significant proportion of the delay in leasehold conveyancing in Ruislip can be avoided if you instruct lawyers the minute your agents start marketing the property and request that they start to put together the leasehold documentation which will be required by the purchasers’ solicitors.
- If you have carried out any alterations to the property would they have required Landlord’s permission? Have you, for example installed wooden flooring? Ruislip leases often stipulate that internal structural alterations or laying down wooden flooring calls for a licence issued by the Landlord acquiescing to such alterations. Should you dont have the approvals in place do not communicate with the landlord without checking with your lawyer first.
We expect to complete the disposal of our £425000 flat in Ruislip next week. The freeholder has quoted £348 for Certificate of Compliance, building insurance schedule and 3 years statements of service charge. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge exorbitant fees for a leasehold conveyance in Ruislip?
Ruislip conveyancing on leasehold flats nine out of ten times results in administration charges raised by management companies :
- Answering pre-exchange questions
- Where consent is required before sale in Ruislip
- Copies of the building insurance and schedule
- Deeds of covenant upon sale
- Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale
Following months of dialogue we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Ruislip. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?
Where there is a absentee landlord or where there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to arrive at the sum to be paid.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Ruislip premises is Flat 72 Queens Walk in January 2013. The Tribunals calculated the premium payable to be £22,090. This case related to 1 flat. The the unexpired term as at the valuation date was 53.26 years.
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