I have given 2 months notice to my existing landlord and must leave my let out property in Colwyn Bay by 3/11/2025. Conveyancing for my house purchase is progressing. Is it possible to complete in a couple of weeks as I wish to avoid having to move into temporary accommodation?
The normal practice is not to serve notice for your tenancy until exchange of contracts has taken place. If you have not already done so, update to your solicitor and ask them to they apply pressure on the sellers lawyers, try to get a realistic time scale from them that all parties will look towards
Do the Building Society Association intend to launch a search tool with a view to list firms on the Earl Shilton BS conveyancing panel for example in Colwyn Bay?
Lexsure has not been advised of any intention on the part of the BSA to promote such a tool.
I am assisting my aunt sell her flat in Colwyn Bay. Does the conveyancer order an energy assessment or it is for me to see to?
After the abolition of Home Information Packs, energy performance certificates remained a mandatory component of selling a house. An energy assessment needs to be to hand before the property is advertised. This is not as aspect of the sale process that conveyancers normally arrange. Where you are instructing a Colwyn Bay conveyancing solicitor they might help arrange energy assessments given their contacts with reputable local energy assessors
After shopping around on the internet I have found a Colwyn Bay conveyancing practitioner having checked that they are on the UBS conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?
UBS will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually UBS will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. You may wish to consider appointing your own Colwyn Bay surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.
RBS have agreed my mortgage in principle, my offer on a apartment in Colwyn Bay has been accepted, what are the next steps?
Your property agent will wish to know who your solicitors are (ensure that the property lawyers are on the lender’s approved list). Call up RBS or the broker and finish off any appropriate paperwork. RBS will sellect a valuer who will get in contact with the estate agent or owners to arrange an appointment. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes on average a fortnight for the mortgage offer to be issued. RBS will send the offer to you and your conveyancing practitioners. The legal work will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Colwyn Bay.
I am 3 weeks into a leasehold purchase having been referred to solicitors by the high street agent to carry out the conveyancing in Colwyn Bay. I am am very dissatisfied with the level of service. Could you you assist me in finding new conveyancers?
They would have to be really bad in order to consider diss instructing them. Has your loan offer been issued? In the event that it has you must advise them of the new contact details and get the offer are re-sent. Your new conveyancer should be on the banks approved list to avoid added costs and complications. So that should be your first question of the new conveyancers. The find a solicitor tool can help you find a lender approved lawyer for your home move in Colwyn Bay
I am in need of some leasehold conveyancing in Colwyn Bay. Before diving in I would like to find out the remaining lease term.
Assuming the lease is recorded at the land registry - and 99.9% are in Colwyn Bay - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.
Colwyn Bay Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Queries before buying
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It is important to be aware whether redecorating or some other major work is pending to be shared between the leasehold owners and will dramatically impact the level of the maintenance costs or require a one time invoice. Is the freehold owned jointly by the leaseholders?
Living abroad I am unable to travel my Colwyn Bay conveyancing lawyers office to execute documents connected to my conveyancing in Colwyn Bay – is this a problem?
You need not be concerned. Colwyn Bay conveyancing solicitors can undertake home moves for clients nationally. You are unlikely to be required to meet your lawyer in the flesh at a Colwyn Bay conveyancers office. They can handle all communications via phone, post and email - whatever works for you.