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

Sample questions relating to Rhiwbina leasehold conveyancing

I have recently realised that I have Seventy years left on my lease in Rhiwbina. I need to get lease extension but my landlord is absent. What should I do?

On the basis that you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be granted an extra 90 years by the Court. However, you will be required to demonstrate that you or your lawyers have done all that could be expected to track down the lessor. For most situations an enquiry agent would be helpful to carry out a search and to produce an expert document to be used as evidence that the freeholder is indeed missing. It is advisable to get professional help from a conveyancer both on proving the landlord’s absence and the vesting order request to the County Court overseeing Rhiwbina.

Expecting to complete next month on a garden flat in Rhiwbina. 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 Rhiwbina should include some of the following:

  • The physical extent of the demise. This will be the flat itself but could also include a roof space or basement if applicable.
  • Are you allowed to have a pet in the flat?
  • Whether the lease restricts you from letting out the property, or having a home office for business
  • Whether your lease has a provision for a sinking fund?
  • I don't know whether the lease allows me to alter or improve anything in the flat - you should know whether it applies to all alterations or just structural alteration, and whether consent is required
  • Responsibility for repairing the window frames
  • What the implications are if you breach a clause of your lease? For a comprehensive list of information to be contained in your report on your leasehold property in Rhiwbina please enquire of your solicitor in ahead of your conveyancing in Rhiwbina

    • I am a negotiator for a busy estate agency in Rhiwbina where we have experienced a few leasehold sales jeopardised due to short leases. I have received inconsistent advice from local Rhiwbina conveyancing firms. Could you confirm whether the owner of a flat can instigate 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 need not have to wait 2 years for a lease extension. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment has to be done before, or simultaneously with 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 purchaser.

    What are your top tips when it comes to appointing a Rhiwbina conveyancing firm to deal with our lease extension?

    If you are instructing a solicitor for lease extension works (regardless if they are a Rhiwbina conveyancing firm) it is most important that they be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of work. We advise that you speak with several firms including non Rhiwbina conveyancing practices before you instructing a firm. If the firm is ALEP accredited then so much the better. Some following of questions might be of use:

    • What volume of lease extensions has the firm completed in Rhiwbina in the last year?
  • What are the charges for lease extension conveyancing?

    • Can you provide any top tips for leasehold conveyancing in Rhiwbina with the intention of speeding up the sale process?

    • A significant proportion of the frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Rhiwbina can be reduced where you get in touch lawyers the minute you market your property and request that they start to put together the leasehold information which will be required by the buyers representatives.
    • Many freeholders or managing agents in Rhiwbina levy fees for providing management packs for a leasehold premises. You or your lawyers should discover the fee that they propose to charge. The management information sought on or before finding a buyer, thus accelerating the process. The average time it takes to receive management information is three weeks. It is the most usual cause of delay in leasehold conveyancing in Rhiwbina.
  • In the event that you altered the property did you need the Landlord’s consent? Have you, for example laid down wooden flooring? Rhiwbina leases often stipulate that internal structural alterations or laying down wooden flooring necessitate a licence from the Landlord acquiescing to such works. Should you fail to have the consents to hand you should not contact the landlord without checking with your conveyancer in the first instance.
  • A minority of Rhiwbina leases require Landlord’s consent to the sale and approval of the buyers. If this applies to your lease, you should place the estate agents on notice to make sure that the purchasers obtain bank and professional references. Any bank reference will need to confirm that the buyers are financially capable of paying 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 purchasers or their lawyers.
  • You may think that you are aware of the number of years remaining on your lease but it would be advisable double-check via your solicitors. A buyer’s conveyancer will not be happy to advise their client to proceed with the purchase of a leasehold property the lease term is less than 80 years. In the circumstances it is important at an as soon as possible that you identify whether the lease term for your property needs extending. If it does, contact your solicitors before you put your property on the market for sale.

    • Rhiwbina Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - A selection of Questions you should consider Prior to buying

      Can you tell me if there are any major works in the near future that will likely add a premium to the service costs? How much is the ground rent and service charge? Who are the managing agents?

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