The information here is to guide purchasers on what to expect and what not to expect in purchasing a property on the estate. Each householder in Northwick Park will be a shareholder in Northwick Park Ltd, and on purchasing their property will be issued with a share certificate that allows them to vote at the AGM. There is a quarterly service charge , the amount of which is determined by the Northwick Park Board and associated shareholders.
A pack of essential documents and information is available from Northwick Park Ltd (NPL). Please make contact by mail or email:
The Estate Manager
The Estate Office
William Emes Garden
Northwick Park
Blockley GL56 9RL
propertysales@northwickpark.org
The standard information pack includes a more detailed version of procedures summarised here, together with covenants and other agreements which must be signed by the purchaser and by NPL to enable transfer of ownership. The enclosed tariff gives details of fees due in advance for these services. Please note that NPL is not registered for VAT.
Once payment has been received to NPL’s HSBC account (details available from the above contact) a receipt will be issued and contained within the pack requested. Please note that before any sale can be completed, the seller’s solicitors must ensure that their clients have paid any money due, and carried out any other action required by NPL (see items 2 and 6 in the summary below). Otherwise, NPL will be unable to provide the Certificate of Compliance, which the purchaser’s solicitors require in order to register transfer at the Land Registry (see item 9)
Procedures required for transfer of property at Northwick Park are as follows:
NPL will provide (subject to charge) supplementary information about these procedures, and any special cases which may be required by sellers, buyers, and their professional advisers. Please see attached tariff.
FOR SELLERS:
1. Standard information pack (to be provided within 7 working days of
payment receipt) to include the following:
Step by step guide to the transfer process with supporting
documents
Statement of freeholders/leaseholders account
Deed of covenant (template)
40 Frequently asked questions about Northwick Park
Copy of the last 3 years accounts
Copy of insurance certificate
Copy of chancel insurance certificate
Copy of current years budget
Memorandum and articles of association for Northwick Park Ltd
350.00
(Please note that the standard information pack does not include
responses to bespoke enquiries).
2. Duplicate hard copy of standard information pack when ordered with 1
(to be provided within 7 working days of payment receipt) 53.00
3. Additional statements of freeholders/leaseholders account (to be
provided within 5 working days of payment received) 32.00
4. Copy of insurance certificate and summary of cover (to be provided
within 5 working days of payment receipt) 32.00
5. Copy of insurance certificate and full insurance policy documentation (to
be provided within 5 working days of payment receipt) 42.00
6. Additional documents (subject to availability) POA
7. Copy of building/alteration consent by the Board of NPL 32.00
8. Bespoke pre-contract enquiries, per question, excluding additional
documentation 20.00 for each
9. Bespoke pre-contract enquiries, excluding additional documentation, up
to 10 questions (to be provided within 10 working days of payment
receipt) 160.00
10.Bespoke pre-contract enquiries, excluding additional documentation, up
to 20 questions (to be provided within 10 working days of payment
receipt) 265.00
11.Fast track service for item 1 and 2 (to be provided within 5 working days
of payment receipt) 63.00
12.Fast track service for item 3, 4 and 5 (to be provided within 3 working
days of payment receipt) 27.00
FOR PURCHASERS:
13. Certificate of Compliance (when processed by NPL, or their
representative)
14. Notice of Transfer/Assignment (when processed by NPL, or their
representative)
15.Deed of Covenant (Deed to be prepared by solicitor and processed by
NPL, or their representative)
16. Issue of Share Certificate (when processed by NPL, or their
representative). The fee for the above four documents (13, 14, 15 and 16)
350.00