I have given 8 weeks notice to my current landlord and have to leave my let out flat in Abertridwr by the end of next month. Conveyancing for my house purchase is progressing. Can I complete in 4 weeks as don't want to have to find temporary accommodation?
The normal practice is not to provide notice on a rental until exchange of contracts has taken place. Assuming that you have not previously done so, update to your lawyer and ask them to they apply pressure on the other lawyers, try to an acceptable time-line that everyone will work to achieve
My colleague advised me that where I am buying in Abertridwr I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
This is a search is usually quoted for as part of the standard Abertridwr conveyancing searches. It is a large report of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing significant information about Abertridwr around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data about Abertridwr.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Abertridwr?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Abertridwr. 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…’
I opted to have a survey carried out on a property in Abertridwr ahead of retaining conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. Our surveyor advised that some lenders tend not grant a mortgage on this type of premises.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different requirements from Nationwide. If you contact us we can check with the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Abertridwr. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Abertridwr to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
How simple is it to use your search tool to find a conveyancing solicitor in Abertridwr on the approved list for my bank?
Step one is to pick a mortgage company such as Yorkshire Building Society, Chelsea Building Society or Platform Home Loans Ltd then specify your preferred area e.g. Abertridwr. Conveyancing firms in Abertridwr and nationally will then be listed.
What do I do if I am dissatisfied with the conveyancer who handled our conveyancing in Abertridwr?
We live in an imperfect world, and is is a fact of life that occasionally things do go wrong. Nevertheless there is recourse where you were unhappy with your conveyancing in Abertridwr. This varies from trying to resolve matters directly with them, through to reporting a conveyancer to their governing body. If you remain aggrieved you may consider getting in touch with the Legal Ombudsman.