RIGHT TO BUY SOLICITOR LONDON - ANDREW VEITCH SOLICITOR LONDON W1

RIGHT TO BUY

 ARE YOU ELIGIBLE TO BUY YOUR PROPERTY AT A SUBSTANTIAL DISCOUNT ON MARKET VALUE?

Since 1980 the Right to Buy scheme has allowed Council and Housing Association tenants in England buy their home at a discount. Data from the  Department for Communities and Local Government and Local Government indicates London boroughs and London councils account for 34% of Right to Buy sales in 2014-2015. London tenants took advantage of a discount of up to £102,700 of the market value of the property they bought under the Right to Buy scheme from the Council.  From 6 April 2015 the maximum discount under the Right to Buy in England has been increased and you could get a discount of up to £103,900 if you live in London or £77,900 for the rest of England.   This maximum discount increases every year in April in line with inflation.

Please click on the following link (Right to Buy Eligibility) if you have been a council tenant for at least the last three years or you were a council tenant when the property was sold to your current landlord to see if you are eligible to purchase your property under the Right to Buy legislation.

The discount deducted from market value of your property is governed by a Statutory Instrument - The Housing (Right to Buy) (Maximum Percentage Discount) (England) Order. Please click the following link ( Right to Buy calculator )to obtain an estimate of the potential discount in the purchase price of your property should you exercise your Right to Buy

If you are buying  your home under the Right to Buy scheme please feel free to have a chat with Andrew Veitch for an initial no obligation telephone estimate of conveyancing costs or simply to ask for some initial general advice. Andrew Veitch is more than willing to outline the conveyancing process and indicate what questions that should be raised during the conveyancing process.

Please feel free to telephone Andrew Veitch to discuss your requirements in more detail or e-mail Andrew Veitch details or your proposed purchase and/or sale for a no obligation estimate of fees.

Tel: 020 7935 1095

E-mail: andrew@guyclapham.com

Blog: www.andrewveitchsolicitor.blogspot.com

Office: Guy Clapham & Co solicitors, 51-55 Weymouth Street, Marylebone, Westminster,  London W1G 8NH

This blog provides basic general legal information to help people understand their legal rights, but is not a substitute for personal legal advice from a solicitor. By the very nature of a blog the information published in blog posts on this site may be out of date. Therefore this blog is subject to our following disclaimer and conditions of use: Where no personal consultation has taken place with Andrew Veitch or the partners or employees of Guy Clapham & Co under no circumstances will Andrew Veitch or the partners of Guy Clapham & Co be responsible for (1) any information contained in, omitted or received from this site, (2) any persons reliance on any such information, whether or not the information is correct, current or complete, (3) the consequences of any action you or any other person takes or fails to take, whether or not based on information provided (4)

CONVEYANCING SOLICITOR LONDON W1 - RECOMMENDED LONDON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY LAWYER - FREE ESTIMATE OF FEES

FOR MOST PEOPLE BUYING A PROPERTY IS THE BIGGEST FINANCIAL INVESTMENT THEY WILL MAKE IN THEIR LIFE. CHOOSE A PROFESSIONAL SKILLED SERVICE PROVIDED BY AN EXPERIENCED SOLICITOR LIKE ANDREW VEITCH RATHER THAN AN UNQUALIFIED CLERK FROM A  BUDGET BULK CONVEYANCING FIRM

If you are buying or selling your home, house or flat, purchasing a buy to let property, purchasing development land or obtaining a mortgage or remortgaging please feel free to have a chat with Andrew Veitch for an initial no obligation telephone estimate of conveyancing costs or simply to ask for some initial general advice. Andrew Veitch is more than willing to outline the conveyancing process and indicate what questions you may wish to ask an estate agent or seller prior to making an offer on a property. This may be of use to first time buyers or a buyer purchasing a short lease.  

Andrew Veitch is an experienced and highly recommended solicitor in London W1. Unlike many other firms, Andrew Veitch will deal with your matter in its entirety and will promptly answer all e-mails and telephone calls and is more than happy to discuss any questions you may have as well as providing you with copies of all the relevant documents and a report on title prior to you exchanging contracts. You will receive a friendly and  personal service from Andrew Veitch who is willing to go the extra mile to ensure your matter proceeds efficiently by providing you with constructive advice and swiftly dealing with any problems that may arise. You will not simply be a reference number or dealt with by a non-solicitor or unqualified clerk working in a business park located halfway across the country which charges premium telephone rates if you call them and if you are actually able to speak with them due to the high volume of work they are expected to undertake - like some bulk internet or budget conveyancing firms.

Andrew Veitch is also a Landlord & Tenant solicitor and thus can also deal with letting/tenancy agreements and assured shorthold leases if you are purchasing a buy to let property or you require a lease extension pursuant to the Leasehold Reform Housing and Urban Development Act 1993. Andrew Veitch is also able to resolve any landlord & tenant issues that may arise without the need to incur the additional fees of instructing a separate landlord & tenant solicitor, for example gaining possession of your property and evicting tenants refusing to leave the property or amending a defective lease etc

Please feel free to have a look at Solicitor.info  where clients have left reviews of my services over the years:-

www.solicitor.info/solicitors/andrew-veitch/1169/1

Andrew Veitch can also undertake work for and his firm is on the following mortgage lenders solicitor conveyancing panels (not an exhaustive list):

Bank of Scotland Plc

Barclays Bank Plc

Birmingham Midshires

BM Solutions

Cheltenham & Gloucester Building Society

Coutts

Coventry Building Society

First Direct

Godiva

Halifax Plc

HBOS Plc

HSBC (including "Indirect Mortgages")

Intelligent Finance

Lloyds Banking Group

Lloyds TSB

National Wesminster Bank (NatWest)

Royal Bank of Scotland

The Mortgage Business (TMB)

Woolwich

Please feel free to telephone Andrew Veitch to discuss your requirements in more detail or e-mail Andrew Veitch details or your proposed purchase and/or sale for a no obligation estimate of fees.

Tel: 020 7935 1095

E-mail: andrew@guyclapham.com

Blog: www.andrewveitchsolicitor.blogspot.com

Office: Guy Clapham & Co solicitors, 51-55 Weymouth Street, Marylebone, Westminster,  London W1G 8NH

This blog provides basic general legal information to help people understand their legal rights, but is not a substitute for personal legal advice from a solicitor. By the very nature of a blog the information published in blog posts on this site may be out of date. Therefore this blog is subject to our following disclaimer and conditions of use: Where no personal consultation has taken place with Andrew Veitch or the partners or employees of Guy Clapham & Co under no circumstances will Andrew Veitch or the partners of Guy Clapham & Co be responsible for (1) any information contained in, omitted or received from this site, (2) any persons reliance on any such information, whether or not the information is correct, current or complete, (3) the consequences of any action you or any other person takes or fails to take, whether or not based on information provided (4)

Landlord and Tenant Solicitor London W1

LANDLORD AND TENANT SOLICITOR LONDON W1

CLAIM AGAINST THE COUNCIL, YOUR LANDLORD OR YOUR FREEHOLDER FOR DEFECTS TO YOUR PROPERTY

Please contact Andrew Veitch for an initial no obligation telephone assessment of your dispute with your landlord, the Council or your local authority. Andrew Veitch is an experienced and highly recommended solicitor in London W1 and will aim to obtain the best possible legal outcome of your dispute or claim against your landlord, the Council or your local authority.

The case of Begum -v- Birmingham City Council [2015] EWCA Civ 386 relates to a successful claim by an ex-local authority tenant who purchased a property from the Council under the “right to Buy” legislation for the defects the property suffered from.

Ms Begum purchased her house from the Council in 2003 pursuant to the “Right to Buy” provisions of the Housing Act 1985. Subsequently cracking appeared in the rear extension of her property. The building insurers refused to cover a claim against the buildings insurance policy on the basis that the damage caused by the cracking was a pre-existing defect.

However, Ms. Begum was successful in her claim for breach of statutory duty under Section 125(4a) of the Housing Act 1985. Where a tenant has claimed a “Right to Buy” the local authority needs to serve a notice on the tenant containing certain prescribed information. Section 125(4a) states, “The notice shall contain a description of any structural defect known to the landlord affecting the dwelling-house all the building in which it is situated or any other building over which the tenant will have rights under the conveyance or lease”.

The Court ruled that the local authority was aware of a defect relating to lack of wall ties between the rear wall and the neighbouring property and thus was under a duty to disclose the defect in the notice to Ms Begum prior to her purchasing the property. Therefore the council was also in breach of its statutory duty for the cracking of the walls in the rear extension. The Judge ruled that if the Council had informed Ms Begum of the defect to the lack of wall ties prior to her purchasing the property Ms Begum would have insisted on this defect being rectified prior to her purchasing the property. Accordingly the court awarded Ms Begum £71,000 for the costs of the remedial works to the property and general damages for inconvenience in the sum of £11,500.

Please feel free to telephone Andrew Veitch to discuss any potential dispute with your landlord, the Council or the local authority in more detail or email Andrew Veitch summary of your dispute so that he can assess your needs and requirements before speaking to you.

E-mail: andrew@guyclapham.com

Tel: 0207 935 1095

Blog: www.andrewveitchsolicitor.blogspot.com

Office: Guy Clapham & Co solicitors, 51-55 Weymouth Street, Marylebone, Westminster,  London W1G 8NH

This blog provides basic general legal information to help people understand their legal rights, but is not a substitute for personal legal advice from a solicitor. By the very nature of a blog the information published in blog posts on this site may be out of date. Therefore this blog is subject to our following disclaimer and conditions of use: Where no personal consultation has taken place with Andrew Veitch or the partners or employees of Guy Clapham & Co under no circumstances will Andrew Veitch or the partners of Guy Clapham & Co be responsible for (1) any information contained in, omitted or received from this site, (2) any persons reliance on any such information, whether or not the information is correct, current or complete, (3) the consequences of any action you or any other person takes or fails to take, whether or not based on information provided (4)