I have given 2 months notice to my current landlord and must vacate my rented apartment in Sawston by 19/12/2025. Conveyancing on my purchase is progressing. How realistic is it to complete in three weeks as I wish to avoid having to move into temporary accommodation?
The normal practice is not to serve notice on a rental until your lawyer suggests that you should. If you have not already done so, contact to your solicitor and request that they cajole the owners lawyers, try to an agreed time frame that all parties will look to achieve
This question may be naive but I am unexperienced as FTB of a two bedroom flat in Sawston. Do I receive the keys to the property on the completion date from my lawyer? If so, I will find a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Sawston?
There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will transfer the purchase money to the seller's conveyancers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you will be invited to pick up the keys from the Estate Agents and start moving into the property. This tends to happen early afternoon.
We have agreed to purchase a house in Sawston. A rare aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Nottingham have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?
Given that you are obtaining a mortgage with Nottingham your lawyer must follow the formal instructions set out in Part 2 of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Nottingham. The CML Handbook stipulates minimum conditions for solar panel roof-space leases, and conveyancers are required to report to Nottingham where a lease fails to comply with these conditions. The requirements relate to the installation of panels on properties countrywide and is not isolated to Sawston.
My fiancee and I are in the throws of viewing houses in Sawston and I am now considering a potential offer. Is it sensible to have my conveyancing practitioner on ‘stand by’? I am planning to take a home loan with Aldermore.
It would be wise to commence 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 pass their contact information on to the selling agent. Given that you are getting a mortgage with Aldermore, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Aldermore conveyancing panel.
I have justdiscovered that Wolstenholmes have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Sawston for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 12 months ago. How can I check that my home is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?
The quickest method to see if the premises 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 Sawston conveyancing specialists.
Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Sawston prior to instructing lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. Our surveyor advised that some banks tend refuse to issue a mortgage on such a house.
It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different instructions for example to Nationwide. If you e-mail us we can check via the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Sawston. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
What does commercial conveyancing in Sawston cover?
Sawston conveyancing for business premises covers a wide range of guidance, provided by regulated solicitors, relating to business property. By way of example, this area of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more commonly, the transfer of existing leases or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial loans and the termination of tenancies.
My husband and I are FTB’s - had an offer accepted, but the selling agent has warned us that the owners will only go ahead if we appoint their chosen lawyers as they need a ‘quick sale’. Our preferred option is to instruct a family solicitor who is familiar with conveyancing in Sawston
It is highly unlikely the owners are behind this. If they want ‘a quick sale', alienating a genuine purchaser is likely to cause more damage than good. Avoid the agents and go straight to the owners and explain that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to progress, with mortgage lined up © you do not need to sell (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)however you intend to instruct your own,trusted Sawston conveyancing solicitors - not the ones that will earn their estate agent a introducer fee or achieve conveyancing thresholds demanded by corporate headquarters.