Deed of Variation: Problems Selling or Remortgaging?
Have you been told that you need a deed of variation before your property sale or remortgage can proceed? Perhaps the buyer’s lender objects to the lease or transfer, a necessary party will not agree, or a variation promised during your purchase was never completed.
What was investigated and explained when you bought?
Visit When I Bought to explore the issue and arrange an initial conversation about what happened. You do not need to know whether anyone was at fault before getting in touch.
You bought without a problem. Now you need a deed of variation to sell?
Your buyer’s lender wants the documents changed. The freeholder or another necessary party has not agreed. Or you discover that a variation discussed when you bought was never completed.
Was the underlying problem identified and explained during your purchase?
When I Bought helps you explore the original purchase and the records that may matter. You do not need to decide whether anyone was at fault before getting in touch.
Deed of variation holding things up? Tell us what happened →
An initial conversation. No report to buy. No claim to start.
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Skipton Ground Rent Update: Selling or Remortgaging
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Trapped by a leasehold property: what might you have wanted to know before buying?
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