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  • Lease not signed By Guest on 22/07/2016

    I am buying a leasehold flat. On the last page of the Certified Copy of the Lease, the Freeholder has signed (and had the signature witnessed) but there is no signature by the Lessee (and hence no witness either). The leasehold title is registered in the ...

    Landlord & Leases
  • stamp duty By Guest on 21/07/2016

    If transfer of equity takes place on two properties each jointly owned by 'tenants on common' who wish to each own one of the properties individually, what is the rate of stamp duty payable IF it is necessary for a settlement to be paid by one of the owne...

    Transfers & Gifts
  • Local Authority Search - compulsory? By gareth359 on 21/07/2016

    I have previously asked if an LA Search is compulsory to which you replied that it is not, although strongly advised.
    I now read in your Purchase Conveyancing Guide that an OS1 (valid for 6 weeks) must be valid when the application for registration is su...

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  • Split Freehold Titles By Guest on 21/07/2016

    The freeholder of my property lived downstairs and owned the freehold to both properties under two separate titles. The property has since been repossessed and only the freehold title to the downstairs property was transferred to the new owner and the or...

    Landlord & Leases
  • Indemnity for Laminate as opposed to Carpet By Guest on 20/07/2016

    I am in the process of buying a flat. My solicitor is refusing to continue with my purchase unless I take out an indemnity policy, as the current owner laid wood flooring in one room, without telling the landlord. This solicitor will charge £150 for putt...

    Legal Indemnity Insurance
  • Buying an unregistered property would it still be liable for a chancel claim as we are past 2012 deadline? By Guest on 19/07/2016

    I see on this site that the church had to register for chancel liabilities by 2012. Does this mean that if I buy a property that has not been registered with the Land registry as yet that I don't need to worry about chancel claims , ie that I don't need t...

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  • Remortgage to buy out my brother from joint mortgage By Guest on 19/07/2016

    I currently have a joint mortgage with my brother. He has said he wants me to either buy him out or we sell. Myself and my boyfriend have taken out a remortgage to pay of the existing mortgage and give him his share of the equity. There was £8000 left fr...

    Mortgages
  • Part Equity Transfer By Guest on 19/07/2016

    Hi, I own 25% of a property worth £50k with 2 other parties owning the remainder. I would like to sell part of my share to one of the other parties i.e. transfer 5% equity in the house from myself to the other party, so that I am left with 20% share wor...

    DIY Conveyancing
  • how to get somone of the land registry By Guest on 18/07/2016

    my brother kicked me out of our house as he pays the mortgage but im on the land registry and want off i dont live there and my brother will not speak to me so how can i go about this without my bother present ...

    Land Registry
  • change of ownership By Guest on 18/07/2016

    I own one house (no mortgage) which i wish to gift to my son, i have a mortgage on my home which I will keep and will not change.
    The house I am giving my son as a gift he will live in but wants to sell.
    How to do this and what fee's will we incur?
    ...

    Land Registry

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