Have just purchased a repossessed house at auction in Sutton on Trent. Conveyancing is necessary. What happens now?
Given that you have now exchanged you will need to retain a conveyancing practitioner as a matter of priority as you will have a pending deadline in which to complete the property. All auction property will ordinarily have a bespoke legal pack. This will include evidence of title and search results. If you have purchased leasehold property the legal pack may include a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing documentation relating to a leasehold property. You must give this to the conveyancer instructed by you as soon as possible. You also need to ensure that you have funds in place to complete the transaction on the set completion date.
Forgive me if this question is silly but I am unexperienced as FTB of a garden flat in Sutton on Trent. Do I collect the keys to the premises on completion from my solicitor? If this is the case, I will instruct a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Sutton on Trent?
There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will arrange to send the purchase money to the owner’s conveyancers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you should be called to receive the keys from the property Agents and move into your new home. Usually this happens early afternoon.
I had an offer accepted on an apartment in Sutton on Trent on 17/10/2025, valuation was booked five days later, all came back fine. Solicitor instructed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to RBS and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the RBS conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for RBS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the RBS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I used Wolstenholmes several years ago for my conveyancing in Sutton on Trent. I now require my papers however the law firm has closed. What do I do?
Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down 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 Sutton on Trent 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 am looking for a flat up to £245,000 and identified one round the corner in Sutton on Trent I like with a park and railway links in the vicinity, the downside is that it only has 49 years on the lease. There is not much else in Sutton on Trent in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a short lease?
If you need a mortgage the remaining unexpired lease term will likely be problematic. Discount the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you could request that they commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor regarding this.
My husband and I are a couple of weeks into a leasehold purchase having been directed to solicitors by the high street agent to do our conveyancing in Sutton on Trent. I am am starting to be frustrated with the level of service. Could you help me find new solicitors?
A solicitor would need to be very poor in order to consider diss instructing them. Has your mortgage offer been generated? In the event that it has you will need to advise them of the new conveyancer and ensure the mortgage documents are re-sent. Your new solicitor ideally should be on the banks approved list to avoid escalating costs and frustration. So that should be your starting point. Our find a solicitor tool should help you find a lender approved lawyer for your home move in Sutton on Trent
There are only Seventy years left on my flat in Sutton on Trent. I am keen to get lease extension but my landlord is missing. What options are available to me?
On the basis that you meet the appropriate requirements, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for for permission to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will mean that your lease can be extended by the magistrate. However, you will be required to prove that you have used your best endeavours to find the landlord. On the whole a specialist may be useful to carry out a search and prepare an expert document which can be used as proof that the freeholder can not be located. It is wise to seek advice from a property lawyer both on devolving into the landlord’s disappearance and the application to the County Court overseeing Sutton on Trent.
Sutton on Trent Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Questions you should ask before Purchasing
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Does the lease contain onerous restrictions? Can you tell me if there are any major works on the horizon that could add a premium to the service costs? Its a good idea to find out as much as you can about the company managing the block as they will affect your use and enjoyment of the property. Being a leasehold owner you are often in the clutches of the managing agents from a financial perspective and when it comes to every day matters such as the cleanliness of the communal areas. Ask prospective neighbours what they think of their management. In conclusion, investigate as to the dates that you are obliged pay the service charge to the managing agents and precisely what it includes.
I have today had an offer accepted on an apartment in Sutton on Trent and the estate agent that we are dealing with suggested his conveyancing practitioner. She quoted £800 including VAT and 3rd party costs. Does this sound expensive?
You should not rely on a single estimate. One should obtain like-for-like quotes for your conveyancing in Sutton on Trent. Then choose one that you are comfortable with and crucially, is on the approved panel of the lender that you have applied for a mortgage from.