I have given 2 months notice to my existing landlord and have to leave my let out apartment in Dosthill by 13/7/2026. Conveyancing on my purchase is progressing. Is it possible to complete in a couple of weeks as don't want to have to move into short term accommodation?
Generally one should not serve notice on a rental until your lawyer suggests that you should. If you have not already done so, contact to your conveyancer and request that they apply pressure on the sellers lawyers, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will work to achieve
Having sold my house in Dosthill last July yet the purchaser is Skype messaging daily to moan that their lawyer needs to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale formalities now that I have sold?
Following your house sale your solicitor is committed to deliver the transfer documentation and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. If applicable, your solicitor must also send confirmation that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been repaid to the purchasers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion requirements peculiar conveyancing in Dosthill.
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Dosthill. My lender is Virgin
Virgin have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 16/5/2026, the requirements read as follows :
The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Dosthill. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.
Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Dosthill
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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. Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore.
I'm remortgaging my existing property to a buy to let loan with Godiva Mortgages Ltd and I will use the ballance of the raised equity as a deposit on further property. The area we are interested in is Dosthill. Will your conveyancers be able to act for both sets of banks and link together the conveyances?
Do use our comparison tool on this page to check that the solicitors are on the appropriate lender panels. Assuming that they are your solicitor will be able to simultaneously deal with the two conveyancing matters but you should talk with you conveyancer and make clear your expectations and requirements.
What makes a Dosthill lease defective?
Leasehold conveyancing in Dosthill is not unique. All leases are unique and legal mistakes in the legal wording can result in certain clauses are not included. For example, if your lease is missing any of the following, it could be defective:
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A duty to insure the building
A defective lease will likely cause problems when trying to sell a property as they can affect a potential buyer’s ability to obtain a mortgage. Nationwide Building Society, Virgin Money, and Nottingham Building Society all have express conveyancing instructions when it comes to what is expected in a lease. Where a lender has been advised by their lawyers that the lease is problematic they may refuse to grant the mortgage, obliging the buyer to withdraw.
I invested in buying a 1 bedroom flat in Dosthill, conveyancing formalities finalised 8 years ago. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Similar flats in Dosthill with a long lease are worth £201,000. The ground rent is £45 invoiced annually. The lease finishes on 21st October 2091
With only 65 years left to run the likely cost is going to span between £13,300 and £15,400 as well as plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.
The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to provide the actual costs without more detailed due diligence. Do not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt additional concerns that need to be taken into account and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward placing reliance on this information without first getting professional advice.