I am on look out for some leasehold conveyancing in Pangbourne. Before I get started I would like to find out the unexpired term of the lease.

If the lease is registered - and most are in Pangbourne - 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.

Due to exchange soon on a ground floor flat in Pangbourne. Conveyancing lawyers assured me that they will have a report out to me tomorrow. Are there areas in the report that I should be focusing on?

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

• How long the lease is You should be advised as what happens when the lease expires, and informed of the importance of the 80 year mark

The physical extent of the demise. This will be the apartment itself but may include a roof space or basement if applicable.

Setting out your legal entitlements in respect of common areas in the block.E.G., does the lease include a right of way over a path or staircase?

Ground rent - how much and when you need to pay, and also know whether this is subject to change

You should have a good understanding of the insurance provisions

Changes to the flat (alterations and additions)

What options are open to you if a neighbour is in violation of a provision in their lease? For details of the information to be included in your report on your leasehold property in Pangbourne please enquire of your solicitor in ahead of your conveyancing in Pangbourne

I’m about to sell my 2 bed apartment in Pangbourne.Conveyancing has not commenced but I have just had a yearly maintenance charge invoice – what should I do?

Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should discharge 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 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. This will smooth the conveyancing process.

Last month I purchased a leasehold flat in Pangbourne. Do I have any liability for service charges relating to a period prior to 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. A critical element of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to ensure 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).

Our conveyancer has advised that he intends to complete and exchange simultaneously on the sale of our £175000 garden flat in Pangbourne in just under a week. The managing agents has quoted £396 for Certificate of Compliance, building insurance schedule and 3 years service charge statements. Is the landlord entitled to charge such fees for a flat conveyance in Pangbourne?

Pangbourne conveyancing on leasehold maisonettes typically results in administration charges invoiced by freeholders :

• Answering pre-contract enquiries
• Where consent is required before sale in Pangbourne
• Supplying insurance information
• Deeds of covenant upon sale
• Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale

Your lawyer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Pangbourne leasehold premises is £350. For Pangbourne conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are required to provide answers.

Pangbourne Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Examples of Queries before buying

You should be aware if it is less than 80 years it will have adverse implications on the marketability of the property. Check with your mortgage company that they are willing to to proceed given the lease term. Leases with less than 80 years remaining means that you will almost definitely have to extend the lease sooner rather than later and it is worth discovering how much this would cost. For most Pangbournelease extensions you would need to own the premises for 24 months in order to be eligible to extend the lease. Best to be warned if changing the roof or some other major work is anticipated to be shared between the leasehold owners and could well materially increase the the maintenance charges or result in a specific invoice. Be sure to enquire if the the lease includes any adverse restrictions in the lease. For instance plenty of leases prohibit pets being allowed in in a block in Pangbourne. If you love the propertyin Pangbourne but your cat can’t live with you then you will be faced hard decision.

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Lease Extensions in Pangbourne