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Lydiate and Melling leasehold conveyancing: Q and A’s

Planning to complete next month on a garden flat in Lydiate and Melling. Conveyancing lawyers have said that they report fully on Monday. What should I be looking out for?

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

  • Does the lease prohibit wood flooring?
  • You must be told what counts as a Nuisance in the lease
  • Whether your lease has a provision for a sinking fund?
  • You should have a good understanding of the insurance provisions
  • Repair and maintenance of the flat
  • 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 a comprehensive list of information to be contained in your report on your leasehold property in Lydiate and Melling please enquire of your conveyancer in ahead of your conveyancing in Lydiate and Melling

    • I am hoping to put an offer on a small detached house that seems to meet my requirements, at a great price which is making it all the more appealing. I have since found out that it's a leasehold rather than freehold. I am assuming that there are issues purchasing a leasehold house in Lydiate and Melling. Conveyancing solicitors have not yet been appointed. Will they explain the issues?

    Most houses in Lydiate and Melling are freehold rather than leasehold. This is one of the situations where having a local solicitor used to dealing with such properties who can assist with the conveyancing process. it is apparent that you are buying in Lydiate and Melling so you should seriously consider looking for a Lydiate and Melling conveyancing solicitor and check that they are used to advising on leasehold houses. First you will need to check the number of years remaining. As 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 landlord’sconsent to conduct alterations. It may be necessary to pay a service charge towards the maintenance of the communal areas where the house is part of an estate. Your solicitor will report to you on the legal implications.

    My wife and I purchased a leasehold house in Lydiate and Melling. Conveyancing and Virgin Money mortgage are in place. A letter has just been received from someone claiming to own the reversionary interest in the property. Attached was a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1995. The conveyancing practitioner in Lydiate and Melling who previously acted has long since retired.What should I do?

    First contact HMLR to be sure that the individual purporting to own the freehold is in fact the registered owner of the freehold reversion. There is no need to instruct a Lydiate and Melling conveyancing firm to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for £3. Rest assured that in any event, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.

    I am tempted by the attractive purchase price for a couple of maisonettes in Lydiate and Melling both have approximately fifty years unexpired on the leases. Will this present a problem?

    There are plenty of short leases in Lydiate and Melling. The lease is a legal document that entitles you to use the premises for a period of time. As the lease shortens the marketability of the lease reduces and results in it becoming more expensive to acquire a lease extension. For this reason it is often a good idea to extend the lease term. More often than not it is difficult to sell a property with a short lease as mortgage lenders may be reluctant to lend money on properties of this type. Lease extension can be a difficult process. We recommend you seek professional assistance from a solicitor and surveyor with experience in this field

    Can you provide any top tips for leasehold conveyancing in Lydiate and Melling with the intention of speeding up the sale process?

    • A significant proportion of the delay in leasehold conveyancing in Lydiate and Melling can be reduced where you appoint lawyers the minute your agents start marketing the property and ask them to collate the leasehold information which will be required by the purchasers’ representatives.
    • Many landlords or Management Companies in Lydiate and Melling charge for providing management packs for a leasehold premises. You or your lawyers should discover the actual amount of the charges. The management pack sought as soon as you have a buyer, thus reducing delays. The average time it takes to receive management information is three weeks. It is the most usual cause of frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Lydiate and Melling.
  • In the event that you altered the property did you need the Landlord’s approval? In particular have you laid down wooden flooring? Most leases in Lydiate and Melling state that internal structural alterations or addition of wooden flooring require a licence from the Landlord consenting to such alterations. Should you fail to have the paperwork in place you should not communicate with the landlord without checking with your conveyancer in advance.
  • Some Lydiate and Melling leases require Licence to Assign from the landlord. If this applies to your lease, it would be prudent to place the estate agents on notice to make sure that the purchasers put in hand bank and professional references. Any bank reference will need to confirm that the buyers are able to meet the annual service charge and the actual amount of the service charge should be quoted in the bank’s letter. You will therefore need to provide your estate agents with the actual amount of the service charge so that they can pass this information on to the purchasers or their lawyers.
  • If you have the benefit of shareholding in the freehold, you should ensure that you have the original share certificate. Arranging a duplicate share certificate is often a lengthy formality and delays many a Lydiate and Melling conveyancing deal. If a reissued share is needed, you should approach the company officers or managing agents (where applicable) for this at the earliest opportunity.

    • I invested in buying a 1 bedroom flat in Lydiate and Melling, conveyancing having been completed half a dozen years ago. Can you work out an approximate cost of a lease extension? Equivalent flats in Lydiate and Melling with a long lease are worth £213,000. The ground rent is £45 levied per year. The lease ceases on 21st October 2095

    With only 70 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to range between £9,500 and £11,000 plus costs.

    The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs in the absence of comprehensive investigations. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional concerns that need to be considered and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action based on this information before getting professional advice.

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