I have given 8 weeks notice to my existing landlord and have to leave my let out flat in Haggerston by 12/5/2026. Conveyancing for my house purchase has just started. Can I complete in three weeks as don't want to have to move into short term accommodation?
Generally one should not provide notice for your tenancy unless exchange of contracts has taken place. Assuming that you have not already done so, notify to your solicitor and request that they apply pressure on the other side, try to get a realistic time scale from them that all parties will aim to achieve
Finally the sale completed on my house in Haggerston last November but the buyer keeps whats apping me to say her solicitor needs to hear from mylawyer. What should my lawyer have done now that I have sold?
Following your disposal your lawyer should deliver the transfer documentation and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. Where relevant, your solicitor should also send confirmation that the mortgage has been paid off to the buyers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion requirements peculiar conveyancing in Haggerston.
Is it correct that all Haggerston CQS (Conveyancing Quality Scheme) solicitors are on the Kent Reliance conveyancing list of approved firms?
It is true that some banks and building societies now make use of the accreditation scheme as the kick off point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. CQS accreditation however gives no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. That being said,the Council of Mortgage Lenders have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitors wishing to remain on their approved list of conveyancing solicitors.
My partner and I are in the throws of looking at apartments in Haggerston and I am about to put in an offer. Should I already have a lawyer in place at this point? I am planning to take a home loan with Bank of Ireland.
It would be sensible to start your search sooner rather than later. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their details on to the estate agent. As you are taking out a mortgage with Bank of Ireland, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.
I am due to exchange contracts on my apartment. I had a double glazing fitted in April 2006, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s lender, Coventry BS are being a right pain. The Haggerston solicitor who is on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel is recommending indemnity insurance as a solution but Coventry BS are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do Coventry BS have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?
It is probably the case that Coventry BS have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Coventry BS may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.
I have recentlydiscovered that Arc property Solicitors have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Haggerston for a purchase of a leasehold flat 12 months ago. How can I check that my home is in my name in the name of the former proprietor?
The easiest method to check if the property is in your name, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Haggerston conveyancing specialists.
I am buying my first flat in Haggerston with the aid of help to buy. The builders refused to move on the price so I negotiated 6k of extras instead. The house builders rep advised me not inform my conveyancer about this extras as it would affect my loan with the bank. Is this normal?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
My in 2005. He has got wed, divorced and in recent months got remarried. He now wants to dispose of the Haggerston property. I believe he will just be requested to provide a copy of his marriage certificates to the solicitor but he is concerned it will delay the sale of the apartment. Should he appoint a property lawyer to update the Land Registry documents for the property?
The is no need to bring up to date the register providing you have the proof required to demonstrate how the change of name occurred.
The purchaser’s solicitor will review the registered details and requisition evidence to establish the name change for instance marriage certificates.