I have given 2 months notice to my current landlord and have to be out of my rented apartment in West Malling by 2/1/2026. Conveyancing on my purchase is progressing. Can I complete in three weeks as don't want to have to find short term accommodation?
The normal practice is not to provide notice for your tenancy unless you have exchanged. Assuming that you have not previously done so, update to your solicitor and request that they chase the sellers solicitors, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will work to achieve
Should lawyers request money on account for my conveyancing in West Malling?
Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in West Malling your lawyer will request that you put them with funds to cover the search fees. Generally this is requested to cover the fees of the Local Authority Search. When the down payment is as part of the sale price then this will be needed immediately in advance of contracts are exchanged. The final balance that is due will be payable a couple of days prior to the day of completion.
I am intent on selling our home in West Malling and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being built on contaminated land. Any local conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers used a web based conveyancing practice rather than a conveyancing solicitor in West Malling. We have lived in West Malling for three years we know that this is a non issue. Should we contact our local Authority to get clarification that the buyers are looking for.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing lawyer already. Are they able to advise? You need to enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same ailment)
How does conveyancing in West Malling differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build property in West Malling come to us having been asked by the builder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is finished. This is because new home sellers in West Malling usually buy the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in West Malling or who has acted in the same development.
I'm converting the mortgage on my primary home to a buy to let mortgage with Skipton Building Society and I will use the ballance of the raised equity as a down payment on a second property. The neighborhood we are looking at is West Malling. Will your lawyers be able to act for the two lenders and tie in the transactions?
Do use our search tool on this site to check that the conveyancers are on the relevant lender panels. Having checked that they are the conveyancer should be able to simultaneously deal with the two transactions but you should have a chat with you solicitor and communicate your expectations and needs.
I am looking for a conveyancing solicitor in West Malling for my home move. Is there any facility to see a firm’s complaints history with the profession’s regulator?
You may read presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions stemming from investigations from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors record, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. International callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator could recorded call for training purposes.