Completed the sale of my flat in Burnham Market last January yet the purchaser is telephoning every few hours to say his solicitor needs to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale legalities now that I have sold?
Post completion of your sale your lawyer should send the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors. Where relevant, your conveyancer must also confirm that the home loan has been discharged to the purchasers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion tasks peculiar conveyancing in Burnham Market.
My property lawyer in Burnham Market is not on the Britannia Approved Panel. Is it possible for me to retain my family solicitor notwithstanding that they are not on the Britannia approved list?
The limited options open to you here include:
- Carry on with your existing Burnham Market solicitors but Britannia will need to retain a conveyancer on their list of acceptable firms. This will result in additional total conveyancing charges and cause frustration.
- Find an alternative lawyer to to deal with the purchase, remembering to check they are on the Britannia panel
I am currently in the process of buying my council flat in Burnham Market. I have a mortgage offer with Leeds Building Society. Conveyancing is new to me. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should have one. Any advice?
It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with Leeds Building Society, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel.
I had an offer accepted on a property in Burnham Market on 26/9/2025, valuation was booked 4 days later, received a clean bill of health. Conveyancer instructed, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to UBS and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the UBS conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for UBS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the UBS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
My sealed bid on a house in Burnham Market has been agreed to, but there is a chain. The sellers have offered on on an apartment, but it’s not yet tied up, and are looking at other properties in the pipeline. I have chosen a high street conveyancing solicitor in Burnham Market. What should be my next step? When should I get the mortgage application with TSB going?
It is understandable to have concerns where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket prematurely (mortgage application is approx one thousand pounds, then valuation, Burnham Market conveyancing search costs, etc). The first thing to do is check that your lawyer is on the TSB approved list. Concerning the next stages this very much depends on the circumstances of your transaction, motivation for this property and on the state of the market. In a hot market the majority of purchasers would apply for the mortgage with TSB and arrange for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they pay their conveyancer to proceed with the conveyancing in Burnham Market.
I'm purchasing a new build house in Burnham Market with a mortgage from Alliance & Leicester . The developers would not move on the price so I negotiated 6k of fixtures and fittings instead. The estate agent suggested that I not inform my conveyancer about this deal as it would put at risk my mortgage with Alliance & Leicester . Should I keep quiet?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
How does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my commercial offices in Burnham Market and how can your lawyers assist?
The particular law that you refer to provides security of tenure to business tenants, giving them the right to make a request to court for a continuation of occupancy at the end of the lease term. There are limited grounds where a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are complicated. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Burnham Market is one of the numerous areas of the UK in which our lawyers are located
I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing solicitor in Burnham Market for my sale. Can I check a firm’s complaints history with the legal regulator?
One may search for documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from inquisitions commenced on or after Jan 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's history, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. International callers, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA may recorded telephone calls for training purposes.