Having sold my house in Burwash last September yet the purchaser is SMS messaging daily to say their solicitor is waiting to hear from myconveyancer. What should have happened following completion?
After completion of your disposal your solicitor should deliver the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the purchaser's solicitors. If applicable, your lawyer must also send confirmation that the mortgage has been discharged to the purchasers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion requirements unique to conveyancing in Burwash.
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Burwash. My lender is Accord Mortgages
Accord Mortgages have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 25/8/2026, the requirements read as follows :
We previously appointed conveyancers locally in Burwash on the Santander solicitor panel. They have just invoiced me a further amount for dealing with the Santander mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by Santander?
Provided it is contained in their Terms and Conditions or estimate then yes your lawyer can levy a fee for this. This fee is not set by Santander but by your Burwash conveyancing practitioner. Numerous firms on the Santander panel will levy ’dealing with mortgage’ fee and others do not.
How can we know in advance if a Burwash conveyancing solicitor on the Bank of Ireland panel is any good?
When it comes to conveyancing in Burwash obtaining recommendations is a good starting point. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one advertising the lowest fees. We would always advocate that you speak with the lawyer conducting your conveyancing.
I have paid off my mortgage with Barclays. I assume I don't need a Burwash conveyancing practitioner on the Barclays panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your Barclays 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 Barclays mortgage from the register. Barclays, 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 Barclays has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- Barclays has instructed the Land Registry to do so
About to purchase a new build apartment in Burwash. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.
Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Burwash
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Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. 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.
My husband and I are four weeks into a freehold purchase having been directed to conveyancers by the high street agent to perform conveyancing in Burwash. I am not happy. Can you help me find new lawyers?
They would need to be really poor in order to consider replacing them. Has the mortgage offer been issued? In the event that it has you need to advise them of the new conveyancer and have the offer are re-issued. The conveyancer needs to be on the mortgage company panel to avoid added fees and frustration. That should be your first question of the new lawyers. The find a solicitor tool should help you find a lender approved conveyancer for your conveyancing in Burwash
Having checked my lease I have discovered that there are only 62 years left on my flat in Burwash. I am keen to get lease extension but my freeholder is can not be found. What should I do?
On the basis that you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be extended by the Court. However, you will be required to prove that you have made all reasonable attempts to find the landlord. On the whole a specialist may be useful to conduct investigations and prepare an expert document which can be used as proof that the landlord can not be located. It is wise to seek advice from a conveyancer in relation to devolving into the landlord’s absence and the vesting order request to the County Court overseeing Burwash.
I purchased a basement flat in Burwash, conveyancing having been completed half a dozen years ago. How much will my lease extension cost? Equivalent properties in Burwash with a long lease are worth £260,000. The ground rent is £45 invoiced annually. The lease ends on 21st October 2101
With only 75 years left to run we estimate the premium for your lease extension to span between £8,600 and £9,800 as well as costs.
The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure in the absence of comprehensive investigations. You should not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other concerns that need to be taken into account and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.