I have given 2 months notice to my existing landlord and have to vacate my rented flat in Tywyn by 19/8/2025. Conveyancing for my house purchase has just started. Is it possible to complete in 4 weeks as don't want to have to move into temporary accommodation?
The normal practice is not to serve notice on a rental until your lawyer suggests that you should. Assuming that you have not already done so, contact to your solicitor and request that they seek the assistance the sellers solicitors, try to an acceptable time-line that all parties will look to achieve
I purchased a freehold premises in Tywyn yet charged rent, why is this and what is this?
It’s unusual for properties in Tywyn and has limited impact for conveyancing in Tywyn but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.
Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges date back hundreds of years, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the creation of new rentcharges post 1977.
Previous rentcharges can now be extinguished by making a one off payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence after 2037 will be extinguished.
I have been told that property searches are the main cause of hinderance in Tywyn conveyancing transactions. Is this right?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the conclusions of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the top 10 causes of delays during the legal transfer of property. Local searches are unlikely to feature in any holding up conveyancing in Tywyn.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Tywyn?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Tywyn. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Tywyn. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.
Set out below is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Tywyn
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Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Please supply a car parking plan.
Am I better off to use a Tywyn conveyancing practitioner based in the location that I am hoping to buy? I have an old university friend who can perform the legal formalities but they are based approximately 350kilometers away.
The benefit of a local Tywyn conveyancing practice is that you can attend the office to execute paperwork, hand in your ID and pester them if necessary. Having local Tywyn know how is a plus. However it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If other friends have instructed your friend and on the whole were happy that should trump using an unknown Tywyn conveyancing solicitor just because they are round the corner.