I have given 8 weeks notice to my existing landlord and must leave my rented property in Criccieth by 22/8/2025. Conveyancing for my house purchase is progressing. Can I complete in three weeks as I wish to avoid having to find temporary accommodation?
Generally one should not serve notice on a rental unless your lawyer suggests that you should. Assuming that you have not already done so, update to your solicitor and ask them to they apply pressure on the owners solicitors, try to get a realistic time scale from them that all parties will look to achieve
When does exchange of contracts occur in sale conveyancing in Criccieth and do I need to be at the lawyers branch?
Where you are round the corner to our conveyancing solicitors in Criccieth you are invited in to sign contracts. However, the firms we work with supply countrywide coverage for conveyancing and give as equally detailed and professional a job for you when dealing with you digitally. The signing of the contract is not when everything is set in stone. A signed contract is necessary for the conveyancer to address the formalities when the time is right, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The procedure is is usually a five minute process, although where a long "chain" is in play, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Criccieth)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.
I am selling our house in Criccieth and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being constructed land that was not decontaminated. A high street Criccieth lawyer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers instructed a national conveyancing practice rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Criccieth. Having lived in Criccieth for three years we know of no issue. Do we contact our local Authority to seek confirmation need.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing firm currently acting for you. What do they say? You should enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same sickness)
I decided to have a survey completed on a house in Criccieth prior to appointing solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the property. Our surveyor has said that some mortgage companies will refuse to issue a loan on such a premises.
It varies from the lender to lender. Santander has different requirements for example to Halifax. Should you wish to telephone us we can investigate further via the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Criccieth. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Criccieth especially if they are acquainted with such properties in Criccieth.
Taking into account that I am about to part with hundreds of thousands of pounds on a house in Criccieth I would like to talk to a conveyancer concerning thehome move ahead of giving the go ahead to the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?
This is something that we encourage - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the solicitor who will be conducting your conveyancing in Criccieth.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important person, not a matter number. The practices that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are provided with for residential conveyancing in Criccieth should be the figure that you end up paying.
The lawyers carrying out our conveyancing in Criccieth has sent documents to review that state the land is unregistered with epitome documents. How can it be that the property not currently recorded at HMLR?
Although the vast majorities of properties in Criccieth are now registered with HMLR there are still a few that are unregistered. Any property in Criccieth that has been remortgaged since the late 1980’s will have been registered at the Land Registry under the compulsory ‘first registration’ scheme. However, if a Criccieth property has not changed hands in that time then it’s likely the old fashioned title deeds will be the only evidence of ownership.Plenty of Criccieth conveyancing solicitors should be capable of dealing with such matters but if any uncertainty prevails the prevailing advice nowadays is for the seller’s conveyancer to deal with the registration formalities first and subsequently sell - this will have a domino effect to result in a prolonged conveyancing.