On 30th October 2007, a client instructed a Phew! Conveyancing solicitor to assist in the purchase of a property located in Greenway Close, London. The property was bought by the client for £ 210000. The London Borough of Barnet was related to this conveyancing deal.
The conveyancing solicitor examined the office copy entries at the land registry. The property was leasehold and the title absolute which alleviated concerns regarding ownership. It was also made clear that the property was solely occupied by the seller and his immediate family.
There were some additional rights also passing over the property and they were mentioned in the lease. The client was legally eligible to use the paths either by foot or vehicle through forecourts and the adjoining estate roads. Also the buyer can access the path via foot over and along the entrance halls, landings, pathways, staircases and passageways to reach the flat. The client can also park his motor vehicles at the places marked with letter C in the plan. C stands for Casual Car Parking Space. Also some additional restrictive covenants were registered against the property and details were mentioned under the 3 and 4 clauses on page 6 of the lease agreement. The buyer is liable to abide by these restrictive covenants.
The Phew! Conveyancing Solicitor’s further enquiries revealed that the area where the house is situated was subjected to Smoke Control Order and Clean air Act. According to the Smoke Control Order, smoke from chimneys is to be prohibited. The Clear Air Act prohibited smoke from other premises as well. It was also revealed that Greenway Close is adopted and maintained by the London Borough of Barnet. Our Conveyancing Solicitors’ inspection did not reveal any future plans regarding the arrival of new roads or maintenance of the existing roads. The Phew! conveyancing solicitor requested the seller’s conveyancing solicitor to provide all the copies of planning permissions, tree preservation orders and documents of covenants.
The conveyancing solicitor checked the local authority search information and found that there was a Tree Preservation Order(TPO) on the property. As per this order, specific trees or woodland were to be protected from any kind of destruction or even damage. The order prohibited the lopping, uprooting, felling, topping or else the voluntary damaging of trees without permission from the concerned authority.
The conveyancing solicitor concerned for the seller was Adrian & Co and the estate agent was KFH Estate Agents.
