I have given 2 months notice to my existing landlord and have to leave my let out flat in Braintree by 10/11/2025. Conveyancing on my purchase is progressing. How realistic is it to complete in six weeks as I wish to avoid having to move into short term accommodation?
Generally one should not give notice on a rental until you have exchanged. Assuming that you have not already done so, update to your lawyer and ask them to they chase the other solicitors, try to an acceptable time-line that all parties will aim to achieve
We are buying a flat and require a conveyancing solicitor in Braintree who is on the HSBC conveyancing panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for HSBC . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Braintree.
We are purchasing a property in Braintree. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a conveyancer? On completion day we will need to put our life savings into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our deposit?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
The mortgage over my property is with HSBC for my property in Braintree. Conveyancing was finalised a year ago. In the event that I decide to rent out my property and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a buy-to-let mortgage or inform HSBC?
Your original mortgage agreement with HSBC will provide that you need their approval in advance of letting out your property as this is likely to be a breach of HSBC’s mortgage conditions. It may be that HSBC will allow you to rent out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact HSBC directly. It should not be necessary to do this via a HSBC conveyancing panel firm.
My offer was accepted on an apartment in Braintree on 1/8/2025, valuation was booked 2 days after, all came back fine. Property lawyer retained, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Kent Reliance and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Kent Reliance to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I have recentlybeen informed that Arc property Solicitors have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Braintree for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 10 months ago. How can I establish that the property is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?
The easiest way to check if the property is in your name, you can carry out 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 Braintree conveyancing specialists.
The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Braintree. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.
Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Braintree
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If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore.
I am due to consider costs for conveyancing in Braintree from various property lawyer and appoint one. Do I ask them to sit tight until I a suitable flat to buy.
We suggest that you wait to ask your conveyancing practitioner to open a file and submit searches once the sales memo has been sent by the selling agent particularly as Braintree conveyancing searches are costly.