We were just about to exchange contracts for a ground floor flat in Becontree. We have hit a snag. The mortgage offer with Nottingham Building Society expires on 29/6/2026 but the vendors are insisting on a completion date of 1/7/2026. Is it possible to extend the loan offer?
The person best placed to deal with your concern is your solicitors who will determine if they corresponding with the mortgage company, owner’s solicitors, selling agents or indeed all parties based on the circumstances your house move to date.
Completed the sale of my flat in Becontree last April yet the purchaser is Skype messaging me to moan that his lawyer needs to hear from mine. What should my lawyer have done following completion?
After completion of your sale your solicitor is committed to deliver the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the purchaser's conveyancer. Depending on the transaction, your conveyancer must also evidence that the mortgage has been paid off to the purchasers solicitors. There are no post completion requirements just for conveyancing in Becontree.
About to purchase a new build apartment in Becontree. Conveyancing is a frightening process 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.
Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Becontree
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The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?
I decided to have a survey completed on a property in Becontree before retaining conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. Our surveyor advised that some mortgage companies will refuse to give a loan on a flying freehold home.
It varies from the lender to lender. Santander has different instructions for example to Halifax. If you e-mail us we can check with the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Becontree. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Becontree especially if they regularly deal with such properties in Becontree.
What does commercial conveyancing in Becontree cover?
Non domestic conveyancing in Becontree incorporates a wide range of advice, offered by qualified solicitors, relating to business premises. By way of example, this area of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more commonly, the transfer of existing business tenancies or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial loans and the termination of tenancies.
A conveyancing firm handled my conveyancing in Becontree 8 years ago and was holding my title documents but has since been shut down – What steps do I now take to retreive them?
Title deeds, as such, are no longer appropriate for most properties in Becontree are archived digitally at Land Registry. If you need to show evidence of proprietorship or are disposing of or refinancing your conveyancer will need to obtain up to date copies of the register from the Land Registry in any case.
If you feel there may be other documents or you have any other queries please e-mail your request with details of the transaction and documents you need to filerequest@clc-uk.org. The CLC will let you know what information they have and any additional information they may need before they are in a position to identify and send the documents to you. Following an intervention it may take some time for the CLC to access archived files and documents, but your request will be actioned with reasonable haste.