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Sample questions relating to Taplow leasehold conveyancing

I am in need of some leasehold conveyancing in Taplow. Before diving in I would like to find out the unexpired term of the lease.

If the lease is recorded at the land registry - and almost all are in Taplow - 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 62 years unexpired on my flat in Taplow. I now wish to get lease extension but my landlord is missing. What options are available to me?

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. However, you will be required to prove that you have made all reasonable attempts to locate the freeholder. For most situations an enquiry agent should be useful to try and locate and to produce a report to be used as proof that the freeholder can not be located. It is advisable to get professional help from a property lawyer in relation to devolving into the landlord’s absence and the application to the County Court covering Taplow.

Estate agents have just been given the go-ahead to market my 2 bed apartment in Taplow.Conveyancing has not commenced but I have just received a half-yearly service charge demand – what should I do?

The sensible thing to do is clear the invoice 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.

Back In 2000, I bought a leasehold house in Taplow. Conveyancing and The Mortgage Works mortgage went though with no issue. I have received a letter from someone claiming to own the freehold. It included a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1991. The conveyancing practitioner in Taplow who acted for me is not around.Do I pay?

The first thing you should do is make enquiries of the Land Registry to make sure that the individual claiming to own the freehold is in fact the registered owner of the freehold reversion. There is no need to incur the fees of a Taplow conveyancing lawyer to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for a few pound. You should note that regardless, even if this is the rightful landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.

Can you provide any advice for leasehold conveyancing in Taplow from the perspective of speeding up the sale process?

  • Much of the delay in leasehold conveyancing in Taplow can be bypassed where you instruct lawyers the minute your agents start marketing the property and request that they start to put together the leasehold documentation needed by the buyers solicitors.
  • Many landlords or Management Companies in Taplow charge for supplying management packs for a leasehold premises. You or your lawyers should discover the fee that they propose to charge. The management pack can be applied for on or before finding a buyer, thus accelerating the process. The typical amount of time it takes to receive management information is three weeks. It is the most usual cause of delay in leasehold conveyancing in Taplow.
  • If you have carried out any alterations to the premises would they have required Landlord’s permission? Have you, for example installed wooden flooring? Most leases in Taplow state that internal structural alterations or laying down wooden flooring calls for a licence issued by the Landlord consenting to such alterations. Should you fail to have the approvals to hand do not communicate with the landlord without contacting your solicitor first.
  • A minority of Taplow leases require Licence to Assign from the landlord. If this is the case, it would be prudent to place the estate agents on notice to make sure that the purchasers obtain bank and professional references. The bank reference should make it clear that the buyer is able to meet the yearly 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 Management Company, you should make sure that you have the original share certificate. Organising a replacement share certificate is often a lengthy process and delays many a Taplow conveyancing deal. If a new share certificate is required, do contact the company director and secretary or managing agents (where applicable) for this at the earliest opportunity.

    • Taplow Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Questions you should ask before buying

      Make sure you enquire if the the lease contains any adverse restrictions in the lease. By way of example it is fairly common in Taplow leases that pets are not permitted in in a block in Taplow. If you like the propertyin Taplow but your dog is not allowed to move with you then you will be faced difficult choice. The prefered form of lease structure is where the freehold reversion is in the ownership of the leaseholders. In this scenario the lessees benefit from being in charge if their destiny and notwithstanding that a managing agent is frequently employed where it is bigger than a house conversion, the managing agent is directed by the tenants. Its a good idea to find out as much as you can concerning the managing agents as they will either make living at the property much easier or uncomfortable. Being a leasehold owner you are frequently in the clutches of the managing agents both financially and when it comes to practical matters like the tidiness of the common parts. Enquire of other tenants what they think of them. Finally, find out the dates that the maintenance fees are due to the managing agents and specifically how they are spending that money.

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