Purchase of leasehold residence : Hanworth, Middlesex, London, TW13 - Conveyancing in Feltham -

In September 2007 Fridaysmove conveyancing Feltham team acted on the purchase conveyancing for a 125 year leasehold for a residence valued at around £175,000.00 located at Hanworth, Middlesex, London, TW13.

This residence is in the local authority area of Spelthorne Council - www.spelthorne.gov.uk/. A risk of natural subsidence was uncovered - further details can be viewed in the environmental searches.

The local authority search revealed that Churchfields Avenue is private 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. Our Land Registry investigations revealed that the registered owners was not the registered owner of the residence .

It was critical for us to insist that the registered owners conveyancing solicitor deduced Title. A risk of natural subsidence was uncovered - further details can be viewed in the environmental searches. The Land Registry Office Copies supplied were out of date and accordingly fresh copies were requested from the registered owners conveyancing solicitor.

The Office Copies obtained from the Land Registry revealed that there was more than one mortgage over the property. We had to satisfy ourselves that the registered owner was not in negative equity and would be able to discharge all mortgages over the property. A Housing Act Charge was apparent in the Office Copies supplied by the registered owners conveyancing specialist. It was imperative that we ensured that this financial charge was repaid so that our client did not inherit the debt.

There was a concerning discrepancy between details of the registered owners as per the conveyancing agreement as against the Official Copies. This was obviously significantly important to clarify as our conveyancing lawyer needed to be sure that the registered owner and the seller on the contract were one and the same.

Cara Chambers was the property lawyer in charge of conveyancing in Feltham, Hounslow, West 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 Barnard Marcus branch covering Feltham. The seller's conveyancing solicitor Feltham was Tucker Turner Kingsley Wood and Co - DX 220 London/Chancery Lane Wc2. Hounslow, West London, London, Feltham - Conveyancing - leasehold : Feltham