I have given 2 months notice to my existing landlord and have to leave my rented apartment in Peacehaven by 17/3/2026. Conveyancing for my house purchase is underway. How realistic is it to complete in three weeks as don't want to have to move into short term accommodation?
The normal practice is not to give notice on a rental until your lawyer suggests that you should. Assuming that you have not already done so, speak to your conveyancer and request that they cajole the owners side, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will look to achieve
My aunt informed me that in buying a property in Peacehaven there may be a number of restrictions preventing external changes to the property. Is this right?
There are anumerous of properties in Peacehaven which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to carry out external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Peacehaven should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
We are getting a further advance on our mortgage from Yorkshire BS as we intend to conduct renovations to our property in Peacehaven. Are we obliged to select a nearby Peacehaven solicitor on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?
Yorkshire BS would not normally appoint firms on their approved list of lawyers to deal with such a matter. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Yorkshire BS list.
I recently had an offer agreed on a house in Peacehaven. My mortgage broker pressured me to appoint their conveyancer. I paid an upfront payment of £225. A couple of days later, the conveyancer called me to say that they were not on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Aldermore panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
What does a local search inform me regarding the house we're buying in Peacehaven?
Peacehaven conveyancing often starts with the applying for local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search organisations for instance Onsearch The local search is essential in every Peacehaven conveyancing purchase; that is if you wish to avoid any unpleasant once you have moved into your property. The search should supply data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen topic sections.
It has been 2 months following my purchase conveyancing in Peacehaven concluded. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £215,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the property from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
About to purchase a new build flat in Peacehaven. Conveyancing is necessary evil 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.
Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Peacehaven
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Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision.
How do I use your search tool to find a conveyancing practitioner in Peacehaven on the panel for my lender?
Step one is to pick a lender such as National Westminster Bank, Leeds Building Society or Nottingham Building Society then choose your preferred area for instance Peacehaven. Conveyancing organisations in Peacehaven and across England and Wales will then be identified.