I have given 2 months notice to my current landlord and have to be out of my let out apartment in Putney Heath by 24/7/2026. Conveyancing for my house purchase is underway. Can I complete in a couple of weeks as I wish to avoid having to find short term accommodation?
The normal practice is not to serve notice for your lease unless your lawyer suggests that you should. If you have not previously done so, speak to your lawyer and ask them to they chase the other solicitors, try to an acceptable time-line that all parties will look towards
My Conveyancer in Putney Heath has never been on on the Chelsea Building Society Approved Panel. Is it possible for me to continue with my prefered solicitor even though they are excluded from the Chelsea Building Society approved list?
Your options are as follows:
- Carry on with your preferred Putney Heath lawyers but Chelsea Building Society will need to use a conveyancer on their panel. This will inevitably rack up the overall conveyancing fees and result in delays.
- Choose an alternative solicitor to to deal with the conveyancing, not forgetting to check they are Chelsea Building Society approved.
- Try to convince your Chelsea Building Society solicitor to try to join the Chelsea Building Society panel
What does a local search reveal about the property I am purchasing in Putney Heath?
Putney Heath conveyancing often commences with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search company for example Xpress Legal The local search plays a central role in many a Putney Heath conveyancing purchase; as long as you wish to avoid any nasty once you have moved into your new home. The search will reveal information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the premises (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 areas.
I decided to have a survey done on a house in Putney Heath before retaining lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. Our surveyor advised that some lenders tend refuse to give a loan on such a house.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different instructions for example to Halifax. If you call us we can investigate further via the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Putney Heath. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
I was pointed in your direction by two or three local estate agents in Putney Heath to get a quote from a property lawyer on your site. What’s the financial upside for Estate Agents to offer your services rather than another?
We don’t make any referral fee for sending work in our direction. We found it would be just too difficult a fee as a client could think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not receiving any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.
Please set out some of compelling benefits to selecting a local property lawyer in Putney Heath
Home movers in Putney Heath select a local conveyancer so that they can pop into the firm’s offices just in case they have questions, and to execute mortgage deeds without using the post.
Some would allege that there exists a distinct advantage in opting for a conveyancing practitioner nearby to the house you are purchasing, due to the in-depth knowledge of the region and possible local issues - yet this is debatable. Many conveyancers are now over the internet and may be any place in the world.