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advice please: Im selling and free holder (local council) wants £100 + VAT.....
fhmman
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to answer my solicitors questions!!! Whats all that about?
So to fill u in Im selling my leasehold flat at the mo and got a letter yesterday from my solicitor saying they have some questions about my property that the free holder has to answer ( there the local council) and they have attached the letter the council wrote back saying they charge a fee (£100 + VAT) for "providing response to standard pre-assignment/remortgage enquiries"
Im finding this ludicrious!! Is this right? Im getting really stressed especially at moment Im giving money away hand over fist with a purchase also.
Your views would be appreciated.
So to fill u in Im selling my leasehold flat at the mo and got a letter yesterday from my solicitor saying they have some questions about my property that the free holder has to answer ( there the local council) and they have attached the letter the council wrote back saying they charge a fee (£100 + VAT) for "providing response to standard pre-assignment/remortgage enquiries"
Im finding this ludicrious!! Is this right? Im getting really stressed especially at moment Im giving money away hand over fist with a purchase also.
Your views would be appreciated.
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Yes - it's common for the Freeholder to charge, especially if they're a management company or the Council.Warning ..... I'm a peri-menopausal axe-wielding maniac
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Debt_Free_Chick wrote: »Yes - it's common for the Freeholder to charge, especially if they're a management company or the Council.
well i think its an absolute p##s take!! £100 just to answer some questions that I bet are very straight forward. I think it should be the buyer of my property who sho pay anyway!!0 -
well i think its an absolute p##s take!! £100 just to answer some questions that I bet are very straight forward. I think it should be the buyer of my property who sho pay anyway!!
No hard and fast rules as to who should pay - no reason why you shouldn't tell your buyer to pay.Warning ..... I'm a peri-menopausal axe-wielding maniac0 -
well i think its an absolute p##s take!! £100 just to answer some questions that I bet are very straight forward. I think it should be the buyer of my property who sho pay anyway!!
Or if you don't want to sell, don't pay.Don't lie, thieve, cheat or steal. The Government do not like the competition.
The Lord Giveth and the Government Taketh Away.
I'm sorry, I don't apologise. That's just the way I am. Homer (Simpson)0 -
inmypocketnottheirs wrote: »Or if you don't want to sell, don't pay.
and the winner for this months most helpfull advice goes to.......0 -
£100 + vat is a typical amount that landlords/managing agents charge for this information - I've encountered some in London who charge nearer £300.
It is normal for the seller to pay and your solcitors should have told you to expect to pay such a fee when they sent you their estimate - although they might not have known the amount.RICHARD WEBSTER
As a retired conveyancing solicitor I believe the information given in the post to be useful assuming any properties concerned are in England/Wales but I accept no liability for it.0 -
thankls alot. All sorted now but had some arguments with solicitors and landlord over who was supposed to sort it out - solicitors said I had to do it, landlord said the solicitors had to do it!! Ive had it with my solicitors!!!!0
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