I have given 8 weeks notice to my existing landlord and have to be out of my rented property in St Margarets by 20/2/2026. Conveyancing on my purchase is underway. Is it possible to complete in six weeks as don't want to have to find temporary accommodation?
Generally one should not give notice on a rental until exchange of contracts has taken place. Assuming that you have not previously done so, contact to your conveyancer and ask them to they seek the assistance the other solicitors, try to a target completion date that everyone will work to achieve
Having sold my house in St Margarets last August but the buyer keeps e-mailing daily to say her conveyancer is waiting to hear from mylawyer. What are the post completion sale legalities now that I have sold?
Following your disposal your conveyancer is committed to deliver the transfer documentation and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's solicitors. Depending on the transaction, your lawyer must also send confirmation that the home loan has been paid off to the purchasers solicitors. There are no post completion requirements specific conveyancing in St Margarets.
I am due to move house in February. Will my conveyancing solicitor call the removal company on the day of completion. Incidentally, can you put forward a removal company in St Margarets. Conveyancing firm was chosen before I stumbled across your page.
On the day of completion you can collect the keys from your property agent but this should only take place after the vendors conveyancers inform the agent that they have the completion monies and the keys can be passed over. Subsequently you should advise the removal men that you are ready to move in. We are not in a position to suggest a specific removal company but can assist you in finding a conveyancing in St Margarets or a legal practice with expertise in conveyancing in St Margarets.
My fiancee and I are spending time viewing houses in St Margarets and I am about to put in an offer. Is it too early to have a solicitor in place? I will be getting a home loan with Barclays.
You should start requesting conveyancing quotes from solicitors ASAP. After you have chosen your lawyer 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 seeking a mortgage with Barclays, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Barclays conveyancing panel.
Completion of my remortgage has taken place for my property in St Margarets. Conveyancing was a necessary evil but I would like to complain about the lender. Who do I contact should I wish to lodge a complaint?
Almost all banks and building societies have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Care Team at head office. We understand that complaints to a lender are resolved very quickly. However if you are not satisfied that the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service, South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR with full details of your complaint.
I used Stirling Law several years past for my conveyancing in St Margarets. I now require my file but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in St Margarets of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I'm buying my first flat in St Margarets benefiting from help to buy. The sellers would not move on the amount so I negotiated 6k of extras instead. The house builders rep told me not inform my lawyer about this deal as it would jeopardize my loan with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer 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.
How does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my commercial offices in St Margarets and how can your lawyers assist?
The particular law that you refer to affords security of tenure to business lessees, giving them the a statutory right to make a request to court for a continuation of occupancy at the end of an expired lease. There are certain specified grounds that a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are complicated. We are happy to direct you to commercial conveyancing firms who use the act for protection and handle your commercial conveyancing in St Margarets