I have given 8 weeks notice to my current landlord and must be out of my let out property in Aberdare by 13/8/2025. Conveyancing on my purchase is progressing. How realistic is it to complete in 4 weeks as I wish to avoid having to find short term accommodation?
It is unwise to provide notice on a rental unless exchange of contracts has taken place. Assuming that you have not previously done so, contact to your solicitor and urge them to they cajole the other solicitors, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will aim to achieve
We are due to move home in July. Will my conveyancing solicitor communicate with the removal company on the completion day. As an aside, can you recommend a removal company in Aberdare. Conveyancing firm was found before I stumbled across your site.
On the day of completion you can pick up the keys from the selling agent but this should only happen after the previous owners solicitors confirm to the agent that they have the completion monies and the keys can be released. After that you should advise the removal company that they can start moving you in. We are not in a position to recommend a particular removal company but can help you choose a conveyancing in Aberdare or a firm with expertise in conveyancing in Aberdare.
Is it the case that all Aberdare solicitor practices on the Skipton conveyancing panel are overseen by the SRA?
As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Skipton conveyancing panel they would need to be regulated by the SRA. The majority of lenders do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel and in that case the practice would be overseen by the CLC.
After much negotiation I have agreed a price on an apartment in Aberdare. My financial adviser suggested a property lawyer. I paid an on account payment of £150. A couple of days later, the conveyancer called me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Lloyds conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Lloyds panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
Will commercial conveyancing searches reveal proposed roadworks that could impact a commercial land in Aberdare?
Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Aberdare will carry out a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers expend in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Aberdare. The report 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 Aberdare.
For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Aberdare it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately may result in delays to Aberdare commercial conveyancing deals as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not conducted for domestic conveyancing in Aberdare.
I used Wolstenholmes several years past for my conveyancing in Aberdare. Now, I need my documents however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 Aberdare of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on two weeks back in what should have been a quick, chain free conveyancing. Aberdare is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?
Flying freeholds in Aberdare are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Aberdare you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Aberdare may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.
As co-executor for the estate of my uncle I am selling a house in Newport but I am based in Aberdare. My lawyer (approximately 260 kilometers from mehas requested that I sign a statutory declaration prior to the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in Aberdare to witness this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Aberdare based