I have given 8 weeks notice to my existing landlord and have to vacate my rented flat in Cambridge by the end of next month. Conveyancing on my purchase is underway. How realistic is it to complete in 5 weeks as I wish to avoid having to find temporary accommodation?
The normal practice is not to serve notice on a rental unless your lawyer suggests that you should. Assuming that you have not already done so, speak to your lawyer and request that they apply pressure on the sellers lawyers, try to a target completion date that all parties will look towards
What is the first thing I need to know regarding purchase conveyancing in Cambridge?
Not many law firms or advisers will tell you this but conveyancing in Cambridge and elsewhere in England and Wales is often a confrontational process. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there is an abundance of room for conflict between you and other parties involved in the home moving process. E.g., the vendor, estate agent and on occasion your bank. Appointing a lawyer for your conveyancing in Cambridge is a critical decision as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY party in the transaction whose role it is to act in your legal interests and to protect you.
We are witnessing a definite emergence in the "blame" culture- someone must be at fault for the process taking so long. We recommend that you your first instinct should be to trust your solicitor above all other players when it comes to the legal transfer of property.
I need some expedited conveyancing in Cambridge as I am faced with an ultimatum to exchange contracts within 4 weeks. Fortunately I do not require a mortgage. Is it possible to decline from having conveyancing searches to save money and time?
As you are are a mortgage free purchaser you are at free not to have searches carried out although no solicitor would advise that you don't. With plenty of history conveyancing in Cambridge the following are examples of issues that can crop up and adversely affect market value: Refused Planning Applications, Overdue Charges, Outstanding Grants, Road Schemes,...
Me and my brother have a 4 bedroom Edwardian property in Cambridge. Conveyancing practitioner represented me and Barclays . I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are a couple of entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold with the exact same address. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?
You should assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Cambridge and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also check the position with the conveyancing lawyer who conducted the purchase.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on two weeks back in what should have been a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Cambridge is where the house is located. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in Cambridge are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Cambridge you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Cambridge may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.
Is it true that a Cambridge conveyancing practice has court proceedings brought against them by clients for failing to conduct comprehensive conveyancing investigations?
Our attention has not be brought to such a Cambridge conveyancing matter but it has been reported that, a couple acquiring a property elsewhere in England successfully sued their conveyancing practitioner as a consequence of development permission to construct a wind farm failing to be picked up in conveyancing searches.
Where you are buying in Cambridge It is important that your property lawyer purchase all Cambridge conveyancing searches necessary to ensure you have relevant and current information before purchasing a property.