I am assisting my aunt sell her flat in Thurston. Does the conveyancing solicitor order the EPC or should I organise this?

Following the demise of Home Information Packs, energy assessments was retained a compulsory part of selling a property. An energy assessment must be to hand prior to the property being put on the market. It is not something that conveyancers normally arrange. If you are instructing a Thurston conveyancing practitioner they may be able to arrange energy assessments given their contacts with reputable Thurston providers

My partner and I have organised a further advance on our home loan from as we want to conduct improvements to our property in Thurston. Are we obliged to choose a high street Thurston solicitor on the conveyancing panel to handle the legals?

do not ordinarily require firms on their conveyancing panel to deal with the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the panel.

have agreed my home loan in principle, my offer on a flat in Thurston has been agreed to, what are the next steps?

Your property agent will want to know who your solicitors are (ensure that the are on the bank’s approved list). Telephone or the financial adviser and complete any relevant documentation. will instruct a valuer who will get in touch with the selling agent or vendor to book a time for the valuation to occur. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes about a fortnight for the mortgage offer to be issued. will send the offer to you and your . The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Thurston.

My colleague advised me that if I am buying in Thurston I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

This is a search is sometimes included in the estimate for your Thurston conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out important information about Thurston around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Thurston Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data regarding Thurston.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what should have been a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Thurston is the location of the property. Can you offer any opinion?

Flying freeholds in Thurston are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Thurston you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Thurston may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.

Given that I am about to spend over three hundred thousand on 3 bedroom house in Thurston I would like to talk to a lawyer regarding thehome move ahead of instructing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?

This is something that we recommend - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the conveyancer who will be carrying out your property ownership legalities in Thurston.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is an important individual, not a case reference. The law firms that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are provided with for your conveyancing in Thurston should be the figure that you end up paying.

I only have Sixty One years left on my flat in Thurston. I need to get lease extension but my landlord is can not be found. What should I do?

If you meet the appropriate requirements, 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 enable the lease to be granted an extra 90 years by the magistrate. However, you will be required to demonstrate that you or your lawyers have made all reasonable attempts to locate the freeholder. On the whole a specialist would be useful to try and locate and prepare a report which can be used as proof that the landlord is indeed missing. It is wise to seek advice from a property lawyer both on proving the landlord’s absence and the application to the County Court covering Thurston.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Thurston - Sample of Queries before Purchasing

It would be prudent to discover as much as possible regarding the company managing the block as they can either make life much easier or problematic. As the proprietor of a leasehold property you will be at the mercy of the managing agents both financially and when it comes to daily matters such as the cleanliness of the communal areas. Ask prospective neighbours what they think of them. In conclusion, find out the dates that the maintenance fees are due to the managing agents and precisely what you get for your money. For many Thurston leaseholds the outlay for major works are not built into the service charges, albeit that some managing agents in Thurston obliged tenants to pay into a sinking fund and this is used to offset against larger works. Most Thurston leasehold flats will be liable to pay a service bill for the upkeep of the block invoiced by the management company. If you purchase the flat you will have to pay this liability, usually quarterly during the year. This can vary from a few hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for buildings with lifts and large common areas. In all probability there will be a rentcharge for you to pay annual, ordinarily this is not a large amount, say about £25-£75 but you should to check as on occasion it could be many hundreds of pounds.