I have given 2 months notice to my current landlord and have to be out of my let out apartment in West Byfleet by 15/5/2026. Conveyancing for my house purchase is progressing. Is it possible to complete in a couple of weeks as I wish to avoid having to find temporary accommodation?
It is unwise to provide notice for your letting unless you have exchanged. If you have not previously done so, speak to your solicitor and request that they seek the assistance the sellers side, try to get a realistic time scale from them that all parties will look to achieve
It is a dozen years since I bought my house in West Byfleet. Conveyancing lawyers have recently been retained on the sale but I am unable to find my title documents. Is this a major issue?
You need not be too concerned. Firstly the deeds may be retained by the lender or they may still be with the lawyers who acted in the purchase. Secondly in all probability the property will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you are the registered owner by your conveyancing solicitors procuring up to date copy of the land registers. Almost all conveyancing in West Byfleet relates to registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is not registered it is more tricky but is not insurmountable.
Should commercial conveyancing searches reveal proposed roadworks that may affect a commercial premises in West Byfleet?
Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in West Byfleet will carry out a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers spend in looking into accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in West Byfleet. The search result sets out definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in West Byfleet.
For each commercial conveyancing transaction in West Byfleet it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately can result in delays to West Byfleet commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not carried out for residential conveyancing in West Byfleet.
I'm purchasing my first flat in West Byfleet with a loan from Santander. The sellers would not reduce the amount so I negotiated 6k of additionals instead. The sale representative told me not disclose to my conveyancer about this deal as it will put at risk my loan with the lender. Is this normal?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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.
I have been advised by a number of selling agents in West Byfleet to choose a solicitor on your site. Is there a financial advantage for Estate Agents to promote your site over and above a competitor’s?
We don’t offer any commission for directing people our way. We thought it would be too underhand to pay a commission because members of the public would think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I getting any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.
Having had my offer accepted I require leasehold conveyancing in West Byfleet. Before I get started I want to be sure as to the number of years remaining on the lease.
Assuming the lease is recorded at the land registry - and almost all are in West Byfleet - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.
I am the registered owner of a 2 bed flat in West Byfleet, conveyancing was carried out July 2010. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Equivalent properties in West Byfleet with over 90 years remaining are worth £260,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 invoiced every year. The lease finishes on 21st October 2100
With 74 years left to run the likely cost is going to be between £8,600 and £9,800 as well as plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.
The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to supply a more accurate figure without more comprehensive due diligence. You should not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action placing reliance on this information without first getting professional advice.