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I am on look out for some leasehold conveyancing in Nether Stowey. Before I get started I want to be sure as to the remaining lease term.

Assuming the lease is registered - and 99.9% are in Nether Stowey - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars 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.

There are only Fifty years left on my flat in Nether Stowey. I now want to get lease extension but my landlord is missing. What options are available to me?

On the basis that you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be extended by the magistrate. However, you will be required to prove that you have used your best endeavours to locate the lessor. On the whole an enquiry agent may be useful to try and locate and prepare an expert document which can be used as evidence that the freeholder can not be located. It is advisable to get professional help from a solicitor in relation to investigating the landlord’s absence and the vesting order request to the County Court overseeing Nether Stowey.

Expecting to sign contracts shortly on a basement flat in Nether Stowey. Conveyancing lawyers have said that they report fully next week. What should I be looking out for?

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

  • You should receive a copy of the lease
  • Whether the lease restricts you from renting out the flat, or having a home office for business
  • Ground rent - how much and when you need to pay, and also know whether this will change in the future
  • Repair and maintenance of the flat
  • Changes to the flat (alterations and additions)
  • 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 Nether Stowey please ask your lawyer in ahead of your conveyancing in Nether Stowey

    • I am looking at a two flats in Nether Stowey which have in the region of 50 years unexpired on the lease term. Should I regard a short lease as a deal breaker?

    There are plenty of short leases in Nether Stowey. The lease is a right to use the property for a prescribed time frame. As the lease shortens the saleability of the lease decreases and it becomes more costly to acquire a lease extension. This is why it is advisable to increase the term of the lease. It is often difficulties arise selling premises with a short lease as mortgage companies less inclined to grant a loan on properties of this type. Lease enfranchisement can be a protracted process. We advise that you seek professional help from a solicitor and surveyor with experience in this arena

    I am a negotiator for a busy estate agent office in Nether Stowey where we see a number of leasehold sales jeopardised as a result of short leases. I have been given conflicting advice from local Nether Stowey conveyancing firms. Can you shed some light as to whether the seller of a flat can initiate the lease extension process for the buyer?

    As long as the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to commence the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the proposed purchaser can avoid having to sit tight for 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment has to be done prior to, or at the same time as completion of the sale.

    Alternatively, it may be possible to agree the lease extension with the freeholder either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the buyer.

    Leasehold Conveyancing in Nether Stowey - A selection of Questions you should consider Prior to buying

      The prefered form of lease structure is where the freehold interest is owned by the leaseholders. In this scenario the tenants benefit from being in charge if their destiny and notwithstanding that a managing agent is often employed where the building is bigger than a house conversion, the managing agent is directed by the tenants. Are there any major works anticipated that will increase the service fees? How much is the service charge and ground rent on the apartment?

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    Lease Extensions in Nether Stowey