I have given 8 weeks notice to my existing landlord and have to vacate my let out property in Brislington by 11/9/2026. Conveyancing on my purchase is underway. How realistic is it to complete in a couple of weeks as I wish to avoid having to move into temporary accommodation?
The normal practice is not to provide notice on a rental until you have exchanged. Assuming that you have not already done so, update to your solicitor and request that they apply pressure on the owners solicitors, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will work towards
I am helping my aunt sell her property in Brislington. Does the conveyancing solicitor arrange the energy performance certificate or do I organise this?
Following the abolition of Home Information Packs, energy performance certificates was retained a mandatory element of moving house. An EPC needs to be to hand prior to the property being marketed. It is not as aspect of the sale process that lawyers ordinarily arrange. If you are instructing a Brislington conveyancing practitioner they may help arrange EPC’s given their relationships with long established local assessors
My wife and I are in the process of viewing flats in Brislington and I am about to put in an offer. Should I already have a property lawyer appointed at this point? I am planning to take a mortgage with Coventry BS.
It would be sensible to instigate your search sooner rather than later. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their contact information on to the EA. Given that you are seeking a mortgage with Coventry BS, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.
I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Principality. I assume I don't need a Brislington conveyancing practitioner on the Principality panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your Principality mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Principality mortgage from the register. Principality, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
- but are not moving to another property
- where Principality has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- Principality has instructed the Land Registry to do so
I have justbeen informed that Wolstenholmes have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Brislington for a purchase of a leasehold flat 18 months ago. How can I check that the property is in my name in the name of the former proprietor?
The quickest way to check if the property is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Brislington conveyancing specialists.
How simple is it to change firm as I have to select a firm on the Birmingham Midshires conveyancing panel. I was using a high street conveyancing solicitor in Brislington round the corner but he is not accepted by Birmingham Midshires
We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Brislington on the Birmingham Midshires panel. Please note that the solicitors that we work with do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Brislington. Using the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this page, you can contrast costs for conveyancing solicitors in Brislington and beyond.
Can you provide any top tips for leasehold conveyancing in Brislington with the purpose of speeding up the sale process?
- Much of the delay in leasehold conveyancing in Brislington can be avoided if you appoint lawyers the minute you market your property and ask them to collate the leasehold information needed by the purchasers’ solicitors. Some Brislington leases require Landlord’s consent to the sale and approval of the buyers. If this applies to your lease, you should notify your estate agents to make sure that the purchasers put in hand bank and professional references. The bank reference should make it clear that the buyer is able to meet the annual service charge and the actual amount of the service charge should be quoted in the bank’s letter. You will therefore need to provide your estate agents with the service charge figures so that they can pass this information on to the buyers or their lawyers. You believe that you know the number of years left on your lease but you should double-check by asking your conveyancers. A purchaser's lawyer will not be happy to advise their client to to exchange contracts if the remaining number of years is under 75 years. It is therefore important at an early stage that you identify whether the lease requires a lease extension. If it does, contact your solicitors before you put your home on the market for sale. The majority of landlords or Management Companies in Brislington charge for providing management packs for a leasehold premises. You or your lawyers should discover the actual amount of the charges. The management information sought as soon as you have a buyer, thus reducing delays. The average time it takes to obtain the necessary information is three weeks. It is the most frequent reason for delay in leasehold conveyancing in Brislington.
I acquired a 1st floor flat in Brislington, conveyancing formalities finalised half a dozen years ago. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Comparable flats in Brislington with a long lease are worth £186,000. The ground rent is £55 charged once a year. The lease finishes on 21st October 2078
With only 52 years left to run we estimate the premium for your lease extension to be between £29,500 and £34,000 plus plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.
The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs in the absence of detailed due diligence. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be additional concerns that need to be taken into account and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward based on this information before getting professional advice.
Is there a reason that Brislington conveyancing fees differ for leasehold and freehold properties?
There is always more work needed in leasehold conveyancing. Brislington has many leasehold properties. There is more time involved in the purchase: for example, the lease and leasehold information (including up to date service charge, ground rent and buildings insurance details) obtained from the freeholder or managing agents. There are strict criteria that the lease must meet in order to be acceptable to a mortgage company. If it does not meet these requirements, the lease must be amended, which can involve additional expense for the seller.