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Sample questions relating to Wooburn Green leasehold conveyancing

I am in need of some leasehold conveyancing in Wooburn Green. Before diving in I want to be sure as to the number of years remaining on the lease.

Assuming the lease is registered - and most are in Wooburn Green - 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.

I’m about to sell my basement apartment in Wooburn Green.Conveyancing is yet to be initiated but I have just received a half-yearly service charge invoice – Do I pay up?

It best that you pay 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 managing agents 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. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.

I am hoping to put an offer on a small detached house that appears to meet my requirements, at a great price which is making it more attractive. I have just been informed that the title is leasehold as opposed to freehold. I am assuming that there are issues purchasing a house with a leasehold title in Wooburn Green. Conveyancing advisers have not yet been appointed. Will my lawyers set out the implications of buying a leasehold house in Wooburn Green ?

Most houses in Wooburn Green are freehold rather than leasehold. This is one of the situations where having a local conveyancer used to dealing with such properties who can assist with the conveyancing process. We note that you are buying in Wooburn Green in which case you should be shopping around for a Wooburn Green conveyancing practitioner and check that they are used to transacting on leasehold houses. As a matter of priority you will need to check the unexpired lease term. Being a lessee you will not be at liberty to do whatever you want to the property. The lease comes with conditions such as requiring the landlord’sconsent to conduct alterations. You may also be required to pay a maintenance charge towards the maintenance of the communal areas where the house is located on an estate. Your solicitor should advise you fully on all the issues.

Can you provide any top tips for leasehold conveyancing in Wooburn Green from the point of view of speeding up the sale process?

  • A significant proportion of the frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Wooburn Green can be avoided where you instruct lawyers as soon as you market your property and request that they start to put together the leasehold information which will be required by the buyers lawyers.
  • Many freeholders or Management Companies in Wooburn Green charge for supplying management packs for a leasehold homes. You or your lawyers should find out the fee that they propose to charge. The management information sought on or before finding a buyer, thus reducing delays. 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 Wooburn Green.
  • If you have carried out any alterations to the residence would they have required Landlord’s permission? In particular have you installed wooden flooring? Wooburn Green leases often stipulate that internal structural changes or installing wooden flooring necessitate a licence from the Landlord approving such changes. Where you dont have the consents to hand do not contact the landlord without contacting your lawyer in the first instance.
  • A minority of Wooburn Green leases require Licence to Assign from the landlord. 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 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 actual amount of the service charge so that they can pass this information on to the buyers or their solicitors.
  • If you have had any disputes with your landlord or managing agents it is very important that these are settled prior to the flat being put on the market. The purchasers and their solicitors will be reluctant to purchase a flat where there is a current dispute. You may need to swallow your pride and pay any arrears of service charge or resolve the dispute prior to completion of the sale. It is therefore preferable to have any dispute settled prior to the contract papers being issued to the buyers’ solicitors. You will still have to reveal details of the dispute to the purchasers, but it is clearly preferable to reveal the dispute as over rather than unresolved.

    • What makes a Wooburn Green lease unmortgageable?

    There is nothing unique about leasehold conveyancing in Wooburn Green. Most leases are individual and drafting errors can sometimes mean that certain clauses are wrong. The following missing provisions could result in a defective lease:

    • Repairing obligations to or maintain elements of the property
    • A duty to insure the building
    • Clauses dealing with recovering service charges for expenditure on the building or common parts.
    • Service charge per centages that don't add up correctly leaving a shortfall

    You could have difficulties when selling your property if you have a defective lease primarily because it impacts on the ability to obtain a mortgage on the property. Nationwide Building Society, Leeds Building Society, and Aldermore all have very detailed conveyancing instructions when it comes to what is expected in a lease. Where a lender has been advised by their lawyers that the lease is defective they may refuse to grant the mortgage, obliging the buyer to pull out.

    Wooburn Green Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Queries before Purchasing

      The prefered form of lease arrangement is if the freehold title is owned by the leaseholders. In this arrangement the leaseholders have control and although a managing agent is often retained if it is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent acts for the leaseholders themselves. How much is the ground rent and service charge? It is important to be aware if window replacement or some other significant cost is due shortly to be shared between the tenants and may well materially increase the the maintenance fees or necessitate a one time payment.

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