I have given 2 months notice to my existing landlord and have to leave my rented property in Soham by 10/6/2026. Conveyancing for my house purchase is progressing. How realistic is it to complete in 4 weeks as I wish to avoid having to move into temporary accommodation?
It is unwise to provide notice on a rental until exchange of contracts has taken place. Assuming that you have not already done so, update to your lawyer and ask them to they cajole the owners side, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will work towards
Having sold my house in Soham last May but our buyer keeps Skype messaging me to say their solicitor is waiting to hear from mine. What should my lawyer have done now that I have sold?
After completion of your disposal your solicitor is duty bound to deliver the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. If applicable, your conveyancer must also confirm that the mortgage has been discharged to the buyers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion procedures unique to conveyancing in Soham.
We wanted to use a conveyancing solicitor in Soham for our house purchase. Our broker informed us that our mortgage lenders Skipton Building Society won't deal with them. Surely this is unfair competition?
Before the recession most lenders had an appetite for risk which was higher than today. Almost all Soham conveyancing firms would have been on most bank panels. The Financial Services Authority in 2010 completed a thematic investigation into mortgage fraud which concluded: mortgage lenders should know the conveyancing solicitors dealt with. Consequently, lenders have regularly sought more data from law firms relating to their operations and their employees as well as set certain criteria such a completing on a minimum amount of transactions. Many Soham conveyancing firms that have been excluded from lender panels have a 100% healthy track record, no complaints and no claims and didn't just 'dabble' in conveyancing. Soham is one of the thousands of areas where the lawyers we recommend are members of the panel for Skipton Building Society.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Soham?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Soham. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
About to purchase a new build flat in Soham. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.
Set out below is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Soham
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If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company?
My parents cant seem to find their Soham property on the HM Land Registry site. They have a vague recollection fifty years ago when they purchased the bungalow there were complications regarding Soham not being identified on some systems.
Nearly all residences in Soham should show up. Have you tried a search to simply the postcode. Normally it should disclose all the premises within the postcode. Assuming the property is registered it will show up with a title number. If they bought 48 years ago it's conceivable it may be unregistered. The address could still be revealed but with the title number identified as 'na'. In this scenario you will need to locate the original title documentation which could be with your parent’s lender.