Completed the sale of my flat in Arley last September but our buyer keeps texting daily to moan that her solicitor is waiting to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale formalities now that I have sold?
Following your sale your conveyancer is duty bound to forward the transfer deeds and all of the paperwork to the purchaser's lawyers. Where appropriate, your conveyancer should also confirm that the home loan has been paid off to the buyers lawyers. There are no post completion requirements just for conveyancing in Arley.
We are planning to buy with Coventry BS. We have called around locally but am unable to find a Arley conveyancing firm on the Coventry BS panel. Can you assist?
You should make the most of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this page. Please choose the lender and type Arley or your location and you will see a number of lawyer based in Arley or nearest you.
I just acquired a flat at auction in Arley. Conveyancing is needed. What are my next steps?
Given that you have now legally bound yourself to purchase you will need to retain a conveyancing practitioner soon as you are facing a pending a fixed date to complete the property. An auction property will have an associated legal pack. This should include the copy title deeds, local authority and drainage searches. If you have purchased leasehold property the auction papers may contain a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing paperwork relating to leasehold premises. You must hand this to your appointed conveyancing solicitor ASAP. You also need to ensure that that you have the requisite funding in order to complete the transaction on the set completion date.
The formalities of my purchase has taken place for my property in Arley. Conveyancing was a necessary evil but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about the lender. How do I make a complaint?
Almost all banks and building societies have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Services Department at head office. We understand that complaints to a lender are sorted out very quickly. However if you are not satisfied that the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service with full details of your complaint.
My offer on a house in Arley has been accepted, but there is a chain. The vendors have placed an offer on somewhere, however it’s not yet agreed to, and have viewings of other flats in the pipeline. I have instructed a nearby conveyancing solicitor in Arley. What should be my next step? When should I get the mortgage application with TSB going?
It is usual to have concerns where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur costs too early (mortgage application is in the region of £1k, then valuation, Arley conveyancing search charges, etc). First, you must check that your conveyancer is on the TSB approved list. As to the next stages this very much dictated by the specifics of your case, motivation for the property and on the state of the market. In a buoyant market many purchasers will apply for the mortgage with TSB and arrange for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they request their lawyer to press on with searches.
Is it possible to switch firm as I have to appoint a firm on the Birmingham Midshires conveyancing list. I hired a high street conveyancing solicitor in Arley five minutes from me but she is not approved by Birmingham Midshires
It would be our pleasure to assist you select a conveyancing solicitor in Arley on the Birmingham Midshires panel. Please note that the solicitors that we on the directory do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are regulated by the SRA who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Arley. In utilising search facility on this page, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Arley.
We expect to complete the disposal of our £150,000 flat in Arley on Friday in a week. The management company has quoted £384 for Certificate of Compliance, insurance certificate and previous years service charge statements. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge exorbitant fees for a flat conveyance in Arley?
Arley conveyancing on leasehold flats nine out of ten times results in fees being levied by landlords agents :
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Answering conveyancing due diligence questions
Where consent is required before sale in Arley
Copies of the building insurance and schedule
Deeds of covenant upon sale
Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale
Arley Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Questions you should ask Prior to buying
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You should be aware if it is fewer than 80 years it will impact the marketability of the apartment. Check with your lender that they are willing to lend given the lease term. A short lease means that you will almost definitely have to extend the lease at some point and it is worth discovering how much this would cost. Remember, in most cases you will be required to have owned the residence for a couple of years in order to be legally able to exercise a lease extension. How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their maintenance charge payments? In the main the cost for major works are not included within maintenance charges, although there some managing agents in Arley obliged tenants to contribute towards a sinking fund and this is used to offset against major repairs or maintenance.
My husband and I have just discovered that one of the partners of the conveyancing practice handling the purchase conveyancing in Arley is a relative of the owners that we are purchasing from. Is this acceptable?
Provided there is no conflict of interest this should be fine. Where you are requiring mortgage finance then the lender may have a say as many mortgage companies have specific instructions concerning this. For example for Barclays plc as of 31/1/2026, the requirements read as follows :