Completed the sale of my flat in Chilwell last January yet the purchaser is whats apping daily complaining that her conveyancer needs to hear from mylawyer. What should have happened following completion?
Post completion of your house sale your solicitor should deliver the transfer documentation and all supplemental 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 tasks peculiar conveyancing in Chilwell.
We are downsizing from our home in Chilwell and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was constructed land that was not decontaminated. Any high street Chilwell lawyer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the buyers used a nationwide conveyancing firm rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Chilwell. Having lived in Chilwell for many years we know of no issue. Should we contact our local Authority to seek clarification that there is no issue.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing solicitor currently acting for you. What do they say? You must enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same illness)
About to purchase a new build apartment in Chilwell. Conveyancing is daunting 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 legal work.
Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Chilwell
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The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore.
As co-executor for the estate of my aunt I am disposing of a house in Cardiff but live in Chilwell. My solicitor (who is 250 kilometers awayneeds me to sign a stat dec before completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing solicitor in Chilwell who can attest this legal document for me?
strictly speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are Chilwell based
I work for a busy estate agent office in Chilwell where we see a few flat sales jeopardised as a result of leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have received contradictory information from local Chilwell conveyancing solicitors. Can you clarify whether the vendor of a flat can commence the lease extension formalities for the purchaser on completion of the sale?
As long as the seller has owned the lease for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. The benefit of this is that the proposed purchaser need not have to wait 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed prior to, or simultaneously with completion of the disposal of the property.
An alternative approach is to extend the lease informally by agreement with the landlord either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the buyer.
Leasehold Conveyancing in Chilwell - Examples of Queries before Purchasing
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What is the length of the lease? Are there any major works in the near future that could increase the service charges? It would be sensible to find out if there are any onerous restrictions in the lease. By way of example plenty of leases prohibit pets being allowed in in a block in Chilwell. If you love the propertyin Chilwell but your cat can’t move with you then you will be faced hard compromise.
We have just discovered that one of the partners of the firm acting on the purchase conveyancing in Chilwell is an aunty of the seller. Is this permitted?
On the basis that no conflict arises this should be fine. Where you are obtaining a mortgage then the lender may have a say as many lenders have specific instructions on this. For example for Clydesdale Bank as of 28/6/2026, the requirements read as follows :