I have given 8 weeks notice to my existing landlord and have to be out of my rented property in Abbey Wood by 31/1/2025. Conveyancing for my house purchase is underway. How realistic is it to complete in six weeks as I wish to avoid having to move into temporary accommodation?
The normal practice is not to serve notice on a rental unless exchange of contracts has taken place. Assuming that you have not already done so, notify to your conveyancer and urge them to they apply pressure on the other lawyers, try to an agreed time frame that everyone will aim to achieve
I am downsizing from our property in Abbey Wood and according to the buyers it appears that there is a possibility that the property was built land that was not decontaminated. A local lawyer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the buyers used a factory type conveyancing outfit rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Abbey Wood. Having lived in Abbey Wood for three years we know that this is a non issue. Do we get in touch with our local Authority to seek confirmation that the buyers are looking for.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing firm currently acting for you. What do they say? You must check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same illness)
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up as part of conveyancing in Abbey Wood?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Abbey Wood. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
Hoping to buy a property located in Abbey Wood and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Abbey Wood. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Abbey Wood area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Abbey Wood. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found
My husband and I are 17 days into a residential purchase having been directed to a firm by the selling agent to do our conveyancing in Abbey Wood. I am not happy. Can you you assist me in finding new solicitors?
They would need to be really bad in order to consider changing them. Has the loan offer been sent? If so you need to advise them of the new contact details and have the mortgage documents are re-sent. Your new conveyancer should be on the banks panel to avoid supplemental expenses and delays. So that should be your first question of the new conveyancers. Our search tool can help you find a bank approved solicitor for your home move in Abbey Wood
Last July I purchased a leasehold property in Abbey Wood. Do I have any liability for service charges relating to a period prior to completion of my purchase?
In a situation where the service charge has already been demanded from the previous owner and they have not paid you would not usually be personally liable for the arrears. Strange as it may seem, your landlord may still be able to take action to forfeit the lease. It is an essential part of leasehold conveyancing for your conveyancer to ensure to have an up to date clear service charge receipt before completion of your purchase. If you have a mortgage this is likely to be a requirement of your lender.
If you purchase part way through an accounting year you may be liable for charges not yet demanded even if they relate to a period prior to your purchase. In such circumstances your conveyancer would normally arrange for the seller to set aside some money to cover their part of the period (usually called a service charge retention).
After months of negotiations we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Abbey Wood. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?
You certainly can. We can put you in touch with a Abbey Wood conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Abbey Wood property is Various @ Colombus Square in January 2012. the Tribunal calculated the premiums to be paid for new leases for each of the flats in Mariners Walk to be £3822 and the premium to be paid for the new lease of 2 Knights Court to be £4439. This case related to 13 flats. The unexpired term was 76 years.