I have given 8 weeks notice to my current landlord and must vacate my let out property in Bamber Bridge by 14/12/2026. Conveyancing for my house purchase has just started. Is it possible to complete in 5 weeks as don't want to have to move into short term accommodation?
It is unwise to provide notice on a rental unless your lawyer suggests that you should. Assuming that you have not already done so, update to your solicitor and urge them to they chase the owners solicitors, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will aim to achieve
Having sold my house in Bamber Bridge last November but the buyer keeps Skype messaging every few hours to say his solicitor needs to hear from mylawyer. What should have happened now that I have sold?
After completion of your disposal your lawyer is duty bound to deliver the transfer documentation and all additional paperwork to the purchaser's solicitors. Where appropriate, your lawyer must also send confirmation that the mortgage has been paid off to the buyers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion steps unique to conveyancing in Bamber Bridge.
My Solicitor in Bamber Bridge is not listed on the Skipton Building Society Solicitor Panel. Can I still use my prefered solicitor even though they are excluded from the Skipton Building Society list of approved lawyers?
Your options are as follows:
- Complete the purchase with your existing Bamber Bridge solicitors but Skipton Building Society will need to retain a solicitor on their panel. This will inevitably rack up the total legal fees as well as result in delays.
- Choose a new practitioner to to deal with the purchase, not forgetting to check they are on the Skipton Building Society panel
I decided to have a survey completed on a house in Bamber Bridge prior to appointing conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. The surveyor advised that some mortgage companies will refuse to give a loan on a flying freehold premises.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different instructions from Nationwide. Should you wish to call us we can look into this further with the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Bamber Bridge. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Bamber Bridge to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
In what way can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my business offices in Bamber Bridge and how can you help?
The 1954 Act provides security of tenure to commercial leaseholders, giving them the dueness to make a request to court for a continuation of occupancy at the end of an expired lease. There are limited grounds where a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are involved. We are happy to direct you to commercial conveyancing solicitors who use the act for protection and assist with commercial conveyancing in Bamber Bridge
My husband and I are new on the property ladder - had an offer accepted, yet the selling agent told us that the seller will only move forward if we use their preferred lawyers as they are insisting on an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a family solicitor who is accustomed to conveyancing in Bamber Bridge
We suspect that the seller is unaware of this demand. Should the seller desire ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a motivated buyer is counter productive. Speak to the owners direct and make the point that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to progress, with mortgage lined up © you are unencumbered (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you intend to instruct your preferred Bamber Bridge conveyancing solicitors - not the ones that will give their estate agent a introducer fee or meet his conveyancing figures demanded by senior management.