I have given 2 months notice to my current landlord and must leave my let out property in Eastleigh by the end of next month. Conveyancing for my house purchase has just started. Is it possible to complete in a couple of weeks as I wish to avoid having to find short term accommodation?
The normal practice is not to provide notice for your tenancy unless you have exchanged. If you have not already done so, notify to your solicitor and urge them to they cajole the owners side, try to an agreed time frame that everyone will aim towards
It is a dozen years since I purchased my home in Eastleigh. Conveyancing solicitors have recently been instructed on the sale but I am unable to find the title documents. Is this a problem?
You need not be too concerned. First the deeds may be retained by your lender or they could be in the possession of the lawyers who handled the purchase. Secondly in most cases the land will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to prove you own the property by your conveyancing solicitors acquiring up to date copy of the land registers. Nearly all conveyancing in Eastleigh relates to registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is not registered it adds to the complexity but is resolvable.
Do I need to pay for insurance to cover chancel repairs when acquiring a residence in Eastleigh?
Unless a previous purchase of the premises completed post 12 October 2013 you can take it that lawyers handling conveyancing in Eastleigh to remain encouraging a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
I opted to have a survey carried out on a house in Eastleigh ahead of retaining lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the property. Our surveyor has said that some banks may not grant a loan on a flying freehold house.
It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different instructions from Birmingham Midshires. If you contact us we can check with the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Eastleigh. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Eastleigh to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.
How straightforward is it to use the search app to select a conveyancing solicitor in Eastleigh on the authorised to act for my mortgage?
Step one is to select a lender such as Halifax, Barnsley Building Society or Godiva Mortgages Ltd then type in your preferred area a common one being Eastleigh. Conveyancing practices in Eastleigh and across England and Wales should be shown.
Am I best advised to go with a Eastleigh conveyancing lawyer based in the area that I am buying? An old friend can perform the legal work but his firm is located a couple of hundredkilometers away.
The benefit of a local Eastleigh conveyancing practice is that you can pop in to sign documents, deliver your ID and apply pressure on them where appropriate. Having local Eastleigh know how is a plus. That being said it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If you know people who instructed your friend and the majority were happy that must outweigh using an unfamiliar Eastleigh conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being round the corner.