Purchase of leasehold residence : 1 Foxglove Way, Wallington, Surrey, SM6 - Conveyancing in

In November 2007 Fridaysmove conveyancing Beddington team previously acted on the purchase conveyancing for a 99 year leasehold for a residence valued at around £184,950 located at 1 Foxglove Way, Wallington, Surrey, SM6. The local authority for this property is Sutton Council - www.sutton.gov.uk/.

The local authority search revealed that last 22m of Foxglove Way was an unadopted road in this area. This was of concern to the buyer and their mortgage lender. Further investigations need to be made and with the registered owners as to ownership of the road and practical arrangements in terms of maintenance and upkeep.

The handling conveyancer discovered that there were Planning permissions affecting this residence. The Land Registry documentation revealed that the property was subject to restrictions/rights/covenants as set out in a transfer dated 28/09/1989. It was important that we check with the registered owners conveyancing specialist that the aforementioned restrictions/covenants etc. had been fully complied with.

The Seller's Property Information Form (SPIF) as supplied by the registered owners was more than two months old and therefore we needed to have this refreshed. The Seller's Property Information Form (SPIF) revealed a dispute relating to Leak. Disputes are a significant concern if revealed in a conveyancing transaction and we needed to satisfy ourselves that the dispute was historic and no longer affected the property. Mary Spiteri-Panayi was the property lawyer in charge of conveyancing in Beddington, Sutton, South London, London.

The estate agent's particulars of sale detailing the registered owners conveyancing specialist was obtained shortly before receiving the conveyancing agreement. The estate agent was the Ushers Estate Agent branch covering Beddington.  The seller's conveyancing solicitor Beddington was Grant Saw and Sons - DX 35202 Greenwich 2. Sutton, South London, London, Beddington.