On19/1/2009, the Phew! Conveyancing team was hired by a client for assisting him in purchasing a property located in Churchmore Road, London. The property was purchased for £ 197,000 by the client. The local authority concerned with the deal was London Borough of Lambeth.
All the related official copy entries were examined in detail by the conveyancing team. It was revealed that the property is freehold with absolute title. So, the ownership is assured by the registry.
The conveyancing team also confirmed that none other than the seller or his immediate family occupied the property earlier. This inquiry was to avoid any problems which may otherwise occur in the future.
There were some additional rights which passed to the client along with the property. The client can use the combined drainage system which drains into the main sewer provided he pays his share of repair and maintenance charges.
Also, there were certain restrictive covenants registered against the property. The client can use the property only as a private dwelling house. It was not allowed to carry any other business or profession on the property other than that of a Solicitor, Medical Man, Dentist, Architect or Surveyor.
The Local Authority Search brought to light few more things. Firstly, the area where the property was located comes under the Smoke Control order according to which smoke emission from chimneys were prohibited. Also the Clean Air Act put restrictions on emission of smoke from other premises as well. Even though the Smoke Control Order was not applicable to domestic bonfires, they could be regarded as a statuary nuisance under certain circumstances.
There was a HMO order in the area and as per this order the client has to inform the local council if he intends to share the property with any other parties. The issue was discussed with the clients and his doubts were clarified. Later on, it was also found out that the Chruchmore road was adopted and it was maintained by the local council at public expenses.
Moreover, there were not any plans or proposals for improvement of existing roads or arrival of new roads in the area.
The lawyer for the selling party was Vroobel Kaye Solicitors and the estate agent was Andrews Estate Agents Ltd.
