Property Practice Flashcards

1
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Pre-Market

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Steps taken by seller before they market property

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2
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Stages of Transaction

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  1. Pre-Market
  2. Pre-Contract
  3. Exchange of Contracts
  4. Pre-Completion
  5. Post-Completion
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3
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Pre-Contract

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Stage takes client from agreeing sale to exchanging contract

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4
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Exchange of Contract

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Transaction becomes legally binding, parties cannot withdraw without penalty

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5
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Pre-Completion

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Solicitor makes preparation to complete

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6
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Post-Completion

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Solicitor pays off seller’s mortgage, pay any stamp duty land tax within 14 days, must submit application within priority period

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7
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Two Important Aspects for Capital Gains Tax

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  1. Residential property return must be submitted
  2. Pay tax within 30 days of completion
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8
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Principal Private Residence Relief Exemption

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  1. Seller’s only or main residence
  2. Not greater than 0.5 hectare
  3. No part of their home has been used exclusively for business purposes
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9
Q

EPC Requirement

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Valid for 10 years

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10
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Number of Contracts Issue

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2 contracts to buyer’s solicitor

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11
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First Registration

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Within 2 months if unregistered

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12
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Land Charges Search

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Priority Period of 15 days

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13
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Pre-Completion Search

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30 Working Days to Register

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14
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Pre-Contract Searches Done in Every Case

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  1. Local Search
  2. Local Water Company
  3. Environmental search
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15
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Transaction Specific Searches

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  1. Search Index Map - Unregistered Title
  2. Obtaining Mortgage - Bankruptcy Search
  3. Coal Mining Search
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16
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Local Authorities looking to disapply permitted development

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  1. Issue Article 4 Direction
17
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Formal Application for Planning

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  1. Outline
  2. Detailed
  3. 3 years or planning permission lapses
18
Q

Enforcement Time limit for Unpermitted Development

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4 years

19
Q

Enforcement Time Limit for Material Change in Use

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10 years from first breach

20
Q

Enforcement Time Limit for Health and Safety Non-Compliance

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1 year

21
Q

Types of Mortgage

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  1. Repayment
  2. Interest-Only
  3. Endowment
  4. Pension
  5. Sharia Compliant
22
Q

Registering Mortgage Time Periods

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  1. Registered - Within 30 day priority period
  2. Unregistered - Within 2 months of completion
  3. Company - Companies House within 21 days of completion
23
Q

Methods of Exchange

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  1. Person
  2. Post
  3. Phone
24
Q

Formulae for Exchange of Contracts

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  1. FA - One solicitor holds both signed parts of contract
  2. FB - Each solicitor holds own client’s signed part of the contract
  3. FC - Used if chain of transactions
25
Q

Protection when considerable time between exchange and completion

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  1. Registering an estate contract on charges register
  2. Unregistered: c(iv) land charge
26
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Pre-Completion Searches

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  1. Registered Title (OS1 Form)
  2. Unregistered Title - Land Charges
  3. Priority Periods (RT-30, UT-15 and 2 months to register)
  4. Repeat Bankruptcy, Company Searches
27
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Time for Completion

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Take place by 2pm

28
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Post-Completion: Company Charge

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Within 21 days of completion

29
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Post-Completion: Stamp Duty Land Tax

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Submitted within 14 days of completion

30
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Stamp Duty Thresholds

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  1. 125000
  2. Commercial: 150000
  3. If person owns a residential property and purchases additional property (3% in each band unless under 40k)
31
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First Time Buyer Relief

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  1. Main Residence
  2. 0% on 300k
  3. 5% up to 500k
  4. No relief applies to over 500k
32
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Multiple Dwellings Relief

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SDLT calculated on average price paid and the multiplied by number of properties

33
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Section 25

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  1. End tenancy or enter into new lease
  2. Served within 6-12 months before end of lease
34
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Section 26

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  1. Request new lease
  2. Served with 6-12 months
  3. Landlord has 2 months to notify whether they will oppose