I have given 8 weeks notice to my current landlord and must be out of my rented flat in Sandringham by 10/11/2025. Conveyancing for my house purchase is underway. Can I complete in 5 weeks as don't want to have to move into short term accommodation?
The normal practice is not to serve notice for your tenancy unless you have exchanged. If you have not already done so, update to your solicitor and request that they chase the owners solicitors, try to an acceptable time-line that all parties will work towards
Can your site be used to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Sandringham even where I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for instance where I want to acquire a shop in Sandringham with a loan from Bank of Scotland?
Our search tool is mainly utilised to locate domestic conveyancing solicitors in Sandringham but we have listed at the end of this page some Sandringham commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to speak with the company directly to establish if they are also authorised to represent Bank of Scotland
Me and my partner are purchasing a apartment in Sandringham. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a lawyer? At some point we have to put our life savings into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our monies?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
It is unclear whether my mortgage offer obliges me to make sure the lease term for the flat is extended prior to the completion date. I have called my Sandringham bank branch on numerous occasions and was told it wasn't a problem and they would lend. My Sandringham conveyancing solicitor - who is on the mortgage company conveyancing panel- called and was told they refuse to lend based on their specific requirements. I simply don't know who is right.
As long as the conveyancer is on the bank approved list, she or he must adhere to the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook specifications for the lender. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the lender will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the bank to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years left on the lease.
UBS have agreed my home loan in principle, my offer on a flat in Sandringham has been agreed to, what happens next?
Your property agent will need to be advised as to your conveyancing practitioner's details (make sure the lawyers are on the bank’s approved list). Telephone UBS or your financial adviser and finalise any appropriate forms. UBS will appoint a valuer who will get in touch with the estate agent or seller to arrange an appointment. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes approximately a fortnight to receive the mortgage offer. UBS will issue the offer to you and your conveyancers. The legal work will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Sandringham.
My friend suggested that where I am buying in Sandringham I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
This is a search is occasionally included in the estimate for your Sandringham conveyancing searches. It is a large report of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing important information about Sandringham around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Sandringham Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Sandringham Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information about Sandringham.
I used Wolstenholmes a few years ago for my conveyancing in Sandringham. Now, I need the documents but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Sandringham of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I decided to have a survey completed on a house in Sandringham in advance of instructing solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the house. My surveyor advised that some mortgage companies may refuse to issue a loan on such a house.
It varies from the lender to lender. Santander has different requirements for example to Nationwide. Should you wish to call us we can check via the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Sandringham. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Sandringham to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.