I have given 8 weeks notice to my existing landlord and must leave my let out property in Pentwyn by 3/12/2025. Conveyancing for my house purchase is progressing. Is it possible to complete in 5 weeks as I wish to avoid having to find temporary accommodation?
Generally one should not serve notice for your tenancy unless exchange of contracts has taken place. Assuming that you have not previously done so, update to your solicitor and urge them to they cajole the other lawyers, try to an acceptable time-line that everyone will work to achieve
As a first time buyer what is the most important advice you can give me concerning purchase conveyancing in Pentwyn?
Not many law firms shout this from the rooftops but conveyancing in Pentwyn and elsewhere in England and Wales is an adversarial experience. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there exists lots of opportunity for conflict between you and other parties involved in the transaction. E.g., the seller, selling agent and even potentially a mortgage company. Choosing a solicitor for your conveyancing in Pentwyn an important selection as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the SOLE person in the transaction whose role it is to look after your legal interests and to protect you.
We are witnessing a definite ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone must be at fault for the process being so protracted. We recommend that you your first instinct should be to trust your conveyancer above all other parties in the home moving process.
I have been told that property searches are a common cause of obstruction in Pentwyn house deals. Is there any truth in this?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released findings of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure amongst the common causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Local searches are not likely to feature in any slowing down conveyancing in Pentwyn.
It has been 2 months since my purchase conveyancing in Pentwyn took place. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £160,000. 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 residence 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.
Due to the guidance of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Pentwyn before retaining solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. The surveyor has said that some lenders will refuse to give a mortgage on this type of home.
It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different instructions from Nationwide. If you contact us we can check via the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Pentwyn. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Pentwyn especially if they are familiar with such properties in Pentwyn.
I was pointed in your direction by numerous estate agents in Pentwyn to select a property lawyer on your site. Is there a financial incentive for Estate Agents to offer your site ahead of a competitor’s?
We don’t give any financial incentive for directing people in our direction. We thought it would be too underhand a fee because a client could think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not getting any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.