The Phew! Conveyancing team was instructed on 5th December, 2008, by a client to inspect the purchase of a leasehold residential property located in Hubert Grove, London Borough of Lambeth. The seller sold the property for £ 327,000 to the client. It was found that the land was registered with an absolute title and hence ownership is guaranteed by the Registry.
The conveyancing team was also asked to refer to the Property Register in the Official Copy Register which states that the property was subject to a lease dated, 8th March, 1991. The client had also instructed the conveyancing team to read the copy of the lease and understand its implications.
It was also found in the Charges Register that the property was subject to a conveyance dated, 29th March 1865, but this was not produced as the first registration. A conveyance at a later date, viz. 20th April 1976, mentioned that the tenants/owners of the adjacent property had the right of way for water, light, drainage and other rights and easements on the property.
It was found that the property was under the Smoke Control Order and was under the control of the Clean Air Act. Thus, the use of any unauthorised fuel is prohibited.
Hubert Grove was an adopted area and hence maintained by the local council at public expenses. There were no plans for extension of road or construction of new roads within 200 metres of the property.
Besides, it was also found that no building or any other erection was possible without the local council’s consent at any time on the combined drainage system, by virtue of an order by the Lambeth Borough Council. Conveyancing laywers for the sellers were M/s. Hanne & Co Solicitors and estate agents for the transaction were Spicerhaart.
