I have given 2 months notice to my existing landlord and must vacate my let out apartment in Bookham by 13/8/2026. Conveyancing on my purchase is underway. Is it possible to complete in six weeks as I wish to avoid having to move into temporary accommodation?
The normal practice is not to provide notice on a rental until your lawyer suggests that you should. If you have not previously done so, contact to your lawyer and ask them to they cajole the other lawyers, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will look to achieve
Completed the sale of my flat in Bookham last April but our buyer keeps e-mailing every few hours to say their conveyancer needs to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale formalities now that I have sold?
Post completion of your sale your conveyancer is duty bound to forward the transfer documentation and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's solicitors. Where relevant, your solicitor must also evidence that the home loan has been paid off to the purchasers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion procedures unique to conveyancing in Bookham.
Can you help - my lawyer says that missing deeds insurance is required on my purchase. What is the level of cover for Bookham conveyancing?
The right level of missing deeds indemnity insurance should be dictated by who who your lender is. It would differ for example between Yorkshire Building Society and The Mortgage Works. Conveyancing solicitors as opposed to borrowers take out such insurances.
About to purchase maisonette in Bookham. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Nottingham conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Bookham lawyer is on the Nottingham conveyancing panel.
After what feels like an age I have had an offer on a flat in Bookham accepted, but there is a chain. The sellers have placed an offer on on an apartment, however it’s not yet agreed to, and have viewings of other apartments in the pipeline. I have chosen a nearby conveyancing solicitor in Bookham. What do I do now? At what stage do I apply for the mortgage with Lloyds?
It is understandable to have anxieties where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur expenses prematurely (home loan application is in the region of one thousand pounds, then survey, Bookham conveyancing search fees, etc). The first thing to do is check that your conveyancer is on the Lloyds approved list. Concerning the next stages this very much depends on the specifics of your case, desire for this property and on the state of the market. In a hot market many purchasers will apply for the mortgage with Lloyds and pay for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they pay their conveyancer to move forward with the conveyancing in Bookham.
I have justbeen informed that Wolstenholmes have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Bookham for a purchase of a freehold house 10 months ago. How can I check that my home is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?
The easiest way to see if the property is in your name, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Bookham conveyancing specialists.
I have been on the look out for a ground for flat up to £245,000 and found one near me in Bookham I like with a park and railway links nearby, however it only has 49 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Bookham suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a short lease?
If you require a mortgage the shortness of the lease will be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor concerning this.
Am I better off to appoint a Bookham conveyancing practitioner in close proximity to the house I am hoping to buy? An old friend can execute the legal formalities however her office is approximately 350kilometers away.
The benefit of a high street Bookham conveyancing firm is that you can drop in to sign paperwork, deliver your ID and apply pressure on them where appropriate. Having local Bookham know how is a bonus. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If other friends have used your friend and they were content that must trump using an unknown Bookham conveyancing solicitor just because they are based in the area.