View Larger MapOn 11th November 2009, the Phew! Conveyancing team was hired by a client for assisting him in purchasing a property situated in Lewin Road, London. The property concerned was sold for £ 220,000 to the client. The local authority which was associated with the deal was London Borough of Lambeth.
The Phew! Conveyancing team carefully examined all the related official copy entries and it was found that the property was leasehold and the title absolute which means that the registry guarantees the ownership and there is no need to worry about it. Also the conveyancing team confirmed that the property was earlier occupied solely by the seller and his immediate family.
The conveyancing team upon further inquiry found out that there were some additional rights passing with the property and also some additional restrictive covenants registered against the property. As per that, it was not allowed to erect any houses other than detached or semidetached villas. The proprietor must provide you the licence in case you have to build any tavern hotel beer shop.
The property can only be used as a private dwelling and it is not allowed to carry any trade, profession, noisy obnoxious activity or business. It was also not allowed to erect any temporary building or shed in the property. During the first registration, the conveyance dated 20th May, 1973 which contained the restrictive covenants was not produced. So, the entire details regarding the restriction of using the land was not revealed. Also there were some strict instructions regarding maintenance of the boundaries which the conveyancing team explained to the client.
From the Local Authority Search, the team came to know about certain rules applicable to the property. The most important was the Smoke Control Order that prohibited smoke from chimneys. The Clean Air Act made the smoke from almost every source illegal. Also, there was a HMO order as per which the local council must be informed in case the property is shared as bed-sitting rooms or non-self-contained accommodation.
In case of failure to do so, it may result in fine or even can be considered as a criminal offence. The team also found out that Lewis road is adopted and is maintained by the local council at the public expenses. There were no proposals or plan regarding new road arrivals or maintenance of any of the existing road in the area.
The lawyer concerned for the selling party in the deal was PCM Solicitors LLP and the Estate agent was Foxtons.
