I have given 2 months notice to my existing landlord and must be out of my let out property in Brislington by 11/9/2026. Conveyancing on my purchase has just started. Is it possible to complete in 4 weeks as I wish to avoid having to find short term accommodation?
The normal practice is not to give notice on a rental unless your lawyer suggests that you should. Assuming that you have not previously done so, notify to your conveyancer and request that they cajole the other solicitors, try to an acceptable time-line that all parties will look towards
I am assisting my mother sell her property in Brislington. Does the conveyancer order the energy performance certificate or it is for me to coordinate?
After the demise of Home Packs, energy assessments was left as a compulsory element of moving house. An energy assessment should be to hand before the property is put on the market. It is not something that solicitors normally organise. If you are using a Brislington conveyancing practitioner they might be able to arrange EPC’s given their contacts with reputable local accredited person
My fiancee and I are at the point of viewing apartments in Brislington and I am about to put in an offer. Is it sensible to have a conveyancer on ‘stand by’? I am planning to take a mortgage with Principality.
You should start requesting conveyancing estimates from solicitors ASAP. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their details on to the selling agent. Given that you are seeking a mortgage with Principality, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Principality conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.
I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Leeds Building Society. I assume I don't need a Brislington conveyancer on the Leeds Building Society panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your Leeds Building Society mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Leeds Building Society mortgage from the register. Leeds Building Society, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
- but are not moving to another property
- where Leeds Building Society has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- Leeds Building Society has instructed the Land Registry to do so
I have todayfound out that Arc property Solicitors have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Brislington for a purchase of a freehold house 10 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is in my name in the name of the previous owner?
The easiest way to see if the premises is registered to you, 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 Brislington conveyancing specialists.
How simple is it to switch solicitor as I have to appoint one who is on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. I instructed a family conveyancing solicitor in Brislington round the corner but the firm is not approved by Virgin Money
It would be our pleasure to help you select a conveyancing solicitor in Brislington on the Virgin Money panel. Please note that the conveyancers that we work with do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are under regulation of the SRA who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Brislington. In utilising the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this site, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Brislington.
Do you have any advice for leasehold conveyancing in Brislington from the point of view of saving time on the sale process?
- A significant proportion of the frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Brislington can be bypassed if you instruct lawyers the minute your agents start advertising the property and request that they start to put together the leasehold information needed by the purchasers’ representatives. A minority of Brislington leases require Licence to Assign from the landlord. If this is the case, it would be prudent to place the estate agents on notice to make sure that the purchasers put in hand bank and professional references. The bank reference will need to confirm that the buyers are financially capable of paying the yearly service charge and the actual amount of the service charge should be quoted in the bank’s letter. You will therefore need to provide your estate agents with the actual amount of the service charge so that they can pass this information on to the buyers or their lawyers. If you have had conflict with your landlord or managing agents it is essential that these are resolved prior to the flat being put on the market. The buyers and their solicitors will be nervous about purchasing a flat where a dispute is unsettled. You may have to bite the bullet and discharge any arrears of service charge or settle the dispute prior to the buyers completing the purchase. It is therefore preferable to have any dispute settled ahead of the contract papers being issued to the buyers’ solicitors. You are still duty bound to disclose particulars of the dispute to the buyers, but it is better to present the dispute as historic rather than unsettled. If you have carried out any alterations to the property would they have required Landlord’s permission? In particular have you installed wooden flooring? Brislington leases often stipulate that internal structural changes or laying down wooden flooring require a licence from the Landlord acquiescing to such alterations. Where you fail to have the consents in place you should not contact the landlord without checking with your conveyancer in the first instance.
I invested in buying a split level flat in Brislington, conveyancing formalities finalised 9 years ago. Can you work out an approximate cost of a lease extension? Comparable properties in Brislington with over 90 years remaining are worth £186,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £55 yearly. The lease ceases on 21st October 2078
With just 52 years remaining on your lease we estimate the price of your lease extension to range between £29,500 and £34,000 plus legals.
The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to provide a more accurate figure without more comprehensive due diligence. You should not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be considered and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action based on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.
Why do Brislington conveyancing costs are higher for leasehold and freehold properties?
When purchasing a leasehold property there is more work involved purely due to the fact that usually there are further parties involved in the form of the freeholder and/or Management Agents. As part of a lawyers enquiries they will check that all ground rent and service charges are paid up to date amongst other general leasehold matters. For this reason, the Sellers lawyers usually have to refer to the freeholder or Managing Agent for their replies to our questions. This may be time consuming and beyond the lawyers control