Types of residential properties

I deal with residential properties with the following titles:

  • Freehold Title

  • Standard Leasehold Title

  • Leasehold Retirement Flats

  • Auction Properties

  • Unregistered Titles which include support to probate practitioners for first registrations

  • NOTE: I am unable to deal with Shared Ownership properties unless the final staircasing has been registered, complex Leasehold Titles and New Build properties forming part of large developments

Property reports & pre-offer title checks

Before making an offer on a property I can provide:

  • A report on the legal title

  • Report on any issues identified

  • Pre-auction title check

  • For an additional fee I can include reporting on the full contract package, reporting on searches and reporting on the LPE1/FME1/ground rent packs

Title checking service

My title checking service for conveyancers and solicitors include:

  • Checking and amending the draft contract

  • Providing a set of enquiries

  • Providing a report on the legal title

  • Checking and reporting on the protocol and supporting documents

  • Preparing the TR1

  • Providing the fee earner with a list of important matters to note from the legal title and contract package

  • I can also provide reports on title for remortgages

  • For an additional fee I can include a report on searches, a report on the replies to the LPE1/FME1 enquiries and ground rent packs

Independent property viewing service

I attend properties on your behalf where you are unable to do so (within a 10 - 12 mile radius of Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear) which is particularly beneficial for property investors, landlords and estate agents. You select the level of service required with any additional optional services subject to additional charges. My services include:

  • Providing a checklist or working off the client’s checklist

  • Practical observations

  • Photographs of the property (optional)

  • A walk through video of the property (optional)

  • Report on the property title where the deeds are available (optional)

  • Information on the local area (optional where available from public sources)

  • Local Estate Agents - I can also provide property viewing services on a freelance basis to offer additional support on a long term or ad hoc basis.

NOTE: I am not a surveyor, estate agent, builder or tradesperson. My viewing service provides independent observations only and does not constitute a structural survey, valuation or professional assessment of the property’s condition.

Payment terms - All services are payable upfront and work will only commence once cleared funds have been received.