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Any conveyancing solicitor can theoretically deal with your leasehold conveyancing in Marshalls Park, your mortgage provider may not be willing to work with them if the firm are not on their list of approved solicitors for conveyancing

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I am in need of some leasehold conveyancing in Marshalls Park. Before diving in I want to be sure as to the unexpired term of the lease.

If the lease is registered - and almost all are in Marshalls Park - then the leasehold title will always include the basic details of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title.For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.

Having checked my lease I have discovered that there are only Seventy years remaining on my flat in Marshalls Park. I now wish to extend my lease but my landlord is can not be found. What should I do?

On the basis that you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for an order 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 prove that you have used your best endeavours to find the freeholder. For most situations a specialist should be useful to conduct investigations and to produce an expert document which can be accepted by the court as evidence that the landlord is indeed missing. It is advisable to get professional help from a conveyancer both on devolving into the landlord’s disappearance and the vesting order request to the County Court covering Marshalls Park.

Planning to complete next month on a garden flat in Marshalls Park. Conveyancing solicitors assured me that they will have a report out to me within the next couple of days. Are there areas in the report that I should be focusing on?

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

  • Defining your legal entitlements in respect of the communal areas in the building.By way of example, does the lease permit a right of way over a path or staircase?
  • Whether the lease restricts you from renting out the property, or having a home office for business
  • You need to be told what counts as a Nuisance in the lease
  • Whether your lease has a provision for a reserve fund?
  • You should have a good understanding of the insurance provisions
  • Whether the landlord has obligations to ensure rights of quiet enjoyment over your premises and do you know what it means in practice?
  • 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 For a comprehensive list of information to be contained in your report on your leasehold property in Marshalls Park please enquire of your conveyancer in advance of your conveyancing in Marshalls Park

    • Estate agents have just been given the go-ahead to market my ground floor apartment in Marshalls Park.Conveyancing solicitors are to be appointed soon but I have just received a half-yearly maintenance charge demand – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?

    The sensible thing to do is clear the service charge 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 unless 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.

    Do you have any top tips for leasehold conveyancing in Marshalls Park with the intention of expediting the sale process?

    • Much of the delay in leasehold conveyancing in Marshalls Park can be reduced if you instruct lawyers the minute you market your property and ask them to collate the leasehold documentation which will be required by the purchasers’ lawyers.
    • The majority freeholders or Management Companies in Marshalls Park levy fees for supplying management packs for a leasehold property. You or your lawyers should find out the actual amount of the charges. The management information can be applied for on or before finding a buyer, thus accelerating the process. The typical amount of time it takes to obtain the necessary information is three weeks. It is the most usual reason for delay in leasehold conveyancing in Marshalls Park.
  • In the event that you altered the property did you need the Landlord’s consent? In particular have you installed wooden flooring? Marshalls Park leases often stipulate that internal structural alterations or addition of wooden flooring require a licence from the Landlord consenting to such works. Where you dont have the approvals in place do not contact the landlord without contacting your solicitor in advance.
  • A minority of Marshalls Park leases require Landlord’s consent to the sale and approval of the buyers. If this applies to your lease, you should notify your estate agents to make sure that the purchasers put in hand bank and professional references. Any bank reference should make it clear that the buyer is 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 service charge figures so that they can pass this information on to the buyers or their solicitors.
  • If you have had conflict with your landlord or managing agents it is essential that these are settled prior to the flat being marketed. The buyers and their solicitors will be reluctant to purchase a property where a dispute is ongoing. 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 ahead of the contract papers being issued to the buyers’ solicitors. You are still duty bound to disclose particulars of the dispute to the purchasers, but it is clearly preferable to present the dispute as over as opposed to ongoing.

    • I invested in buying a 1 bedroom flat in Marshalls Park, conveyancing formalities finalised 5 years ago. Can you work out an approximate cost of a lease extension? Similar flats in Marshalls Park with over 90 years remaining are worth £252,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £60 invoiced annually. The lease ceases on 21st October 2096

    With just 76 years left to run we estimate the price of your lease extension to be between £10,500 and £12,000 plus professional fees.

    The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to provide the actual costs without more detailed investigations. Do not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt additional concerns that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward placing reliance on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.

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