We were just about to exchange contracts for a garden flat in Bickley. We have hit a stumbling block. Our loan offer with Leeds Building Society runs out on 7/10/2025 but the vendors are suggesting a completion date of 9/10/2025. Is it possible to extend the mortgage expiry date?
The best person to address this question is your solicitors who is in a position to calculate whether he or she is should be discussing with the lender, owner’s conveyancers, selling agents or indeed all parties based on what has happend in your conveyancing to date.
We are purchasing a property and require a conveyancing solicitor in Bickley who is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. Can you recommend a local firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Yorkshire BS . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Bickley.
The Bickley conveyancing solicitors that I recently instructed on my purchase in Bickley have without warning closed. I chose them because I had to have a solicitor on the Aldermore conveyancing panel and my family Bickley lawyer was not. I gave my credit card details for them to take £195 for searches. What do I do now?
If you have an estate agent involved then let them know straight away so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to the problems encountered. Most sellers would be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You will need to appoint new lawyers that are on the Aldermore conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new solicitors should be in a position to assist.
Just acquired a detached house in Bickley , how long will it take for the Land Registry to register my ownership? My Bickley conveyancing solicitor has been very slow, so I want to be certain the registration formalities are addressed.
There is nothing unique when it comes to conveyancing in Bickley registration formalities. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timescales can differ depending on the party submitting the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry communicate with any third persons or bodies. As of today approximately 80% of such applications are completed in less than three weeks but some can be subject to longer delays. Historically registration takes place after the buyer is living at the premises therefore post completion formalities is not usually top priority but where there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your solicitor must communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.
About to purchase a new build apartment in Bickley. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.
Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Bickley
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The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Please supply a car parking plan. 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. The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. 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.
Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Bickley in advance of instructing solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. The surveyor has said that some mortgage companies may not issue a mortgage on such a property.
It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different instructions for example to Nationwide. If you call us we can check with the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Bickley. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Bickley to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.