miss direct
misfungled
After reading through this House surveys
I'm thinking a home condition survey is what I need.
I'm thinking a home condition survey is what I need.
Buying a home and don't know how anything works
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miss direct
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I'm not entirely sure how old the building is. The lease is 114 years so doesn't need renewing.
miss direct
misfungled
Lets say the leaseholder is planning to do some major works to the roof or some other communal areas. How would I find that out? Would a survey reveal that?
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
don't think so, but the searches the solicitor does should - although may only say so if the formal notice has already been served on existing leaseholders.
Boudicca
Seaside Queen
No, solicitors job. They will request a copy of the lease from the freeholder, (and nit pick on something in it to prove that they have read it), and also ask about planned works and service charges.
scifisam
feck! arse! girls! drink!
You could also ask the other tenants if the roof or other major works have been done recently or not. Might be easier by joining nextdoor for your local area and asking without giving your specific address. Joining that and asking a few questions is probably a good idea anyway.
Brainaddict
slight system overdrive
I would knock on neighbours' doors. You might also turn up other information of interest too. I would always doorknock anyway but particularly in a block.
miss direct
misfungled
Feel a bit funny about that during covid (or even outside it tbh) but I can see that it would be helpful.
miss direct
misfungled
Right, looks like I've got a surveyor. So I have a solicitor, surveyor, and haven't paid anyone a penny yet.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
The council will notify (in fact they have to) the conveyancing solicitor of any planned works - if the council fail to do so, they cannot legally charge you for it if it was planned at the time of your purchase, as you will be deemed to have not been adequately consulted.
miss direct
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Solicitor has emailed me loads of paperwork. About 20 different documents. Not entirely sure what I'm supposed to do with them all as the email gave no information.
I'm looking at about £1400 in solicitors and survey fees. This better not fall through! Have a horrible feeling something will go wrong!
I'm looking at about £1400 in solicitors and survey fees. This better not fall through! Have a horrible feeling something will go wrong!
WouldBe
Dislicksick
Read them and sign where necessary.
hash tag
Books, not bombs
Initially, try taking a look at the roof, does it look in good nick or does it look patchy?
You'll only have that to pay on completion, just some of it if it falls through.
Spoiler alert ; the sale can fall through at anytime up to exchange of contracts. On exchange, you become legally comitted to buy it.
miss direct
misfungled
I looked at the roof on Google Earth yesterday. It's not flat, which is good (apparently) and it looks fine, from what I could see. If it's not raining tomorrow I'll cycle over and nose around as much as I can.
two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
wehey 'xciting
cybershot
Well-Known Member
Shame they don't use the eway online portal. I loved it, so easy to know what you just had to read and what you had to print & sign. Then just re-upload it and job done.
Ask them to specifically tell you what you need to do with each document as you've never done this before and need hand holding. You're paying them a lot of money at the end of the day, the least they can do is be helpful.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
hash tag
Books, not bombs
Possibly. Is that the whole works, are the charges for searches and land registry charges included, vat, stamp duty (if applicable)?
Thora
Differently Ethical
That's all included.
kebabking
Not a Girly Swot, but I like them....
Yeah, not unreasonable. You could probably get it a bit cheaper from some god-awful franchise, but they would doubtless stitch you up with additional fees for everything - £20 to lick a stamp, £50 to answer the phone, that kind of stuff - they might also be 200 miles away and appallingly shit.
You're spending £100k, what matters is that you trust them to look out for your best interests. Saving £50 and then lying awake at night for the next three months, or having them fuck up your boundaries isn't good value.
miss direct
misfungled
Mine is quite a bit less than that but does it depend on the cost of the property/property type?
I've filled in all my solicitor's forms. That was a pain as had to do them all in PDF. And they want my passport but hopefully I can just pop it in rather than having to send it.
I've filled in all my solicitor's forms. That was a pain as had to do them all in PDF. And they want my passport but hopefully I can just pop it in rather than having to send it.
kebabking
Not a Girly Swot, but I like them....
Survey - your mortgage provider will sort one out, but they are only really interested in the value of the property and if it's going to fall down in the next week. You are interested in whether it's got damp, or any of the other horrors than can appear and cost you a fortune. Your solicitor will know who to use.
It will cost about £1k or so.
Your solicitor will be doing the searches - finding out who owns the property, any planning issues, nonces living next door, seeing of there are mines in the area and therefore subsidence.
