I have given 8 weeks notice to my current landlord and have to leave my rented property in Thurmaston by the end of next month. Conveyancing on my purchase has just started. Is it possible to complete in 5 weeks as I wish to avoid having to find short term accommodation?
The normal practice is not to serve notice on a rental until exchange of contracts has taken place. If you have not already done so, update to your solicitor and request that they cajole the other lawyers, try to get a realistic time scale from them that all parties will aim to achieve
Can you explain why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Thurmaston is more expensive?
The conveyancing charges for a leasehold property in Thurmaston is frequently higher as compared to a freehold residence. This is due to the supplemental work required in liaising with the freeholder and management company to collate the information concerning whether the rent and maintenance charges have been cleared and whether there are any large sums expected to be spent in the foreseeable future on repairs or maintenance of the block.
I am selling my apartment in Thurmaston. Will the solicitor need to be required to be on the HSBC conveyancing panel in order to deal with repayment of my mortgage?
Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the HSBC conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their panel criteria fairly frequently at the moment.
Is it necessary to take out insurance to address the risk of chancel repairs when buying a residence in Thurmaston?
Unless a prior acquisition of the house took place after 12 October 2013 you may take it that lawyers handling conveyancing in Thurmaston to remain recommending a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
I used Arc property Solicitors a few years past for my conveyancing in Thurmaston. I now require my file however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?
You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 Thurmaston of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
How simple is it to switch firm as I have to instruct one who is on the Chelsea Building Society conveyancing list. I hired a high street conveyancing solicitor in Thurmaston five minutes from me but he is not accepted by Chelsea Building Society
We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Thurmaston on the Chelsea Building Society panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we on the directory do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are authorised and regulated by the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Thurmaston. In utilising the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this page, you can scrutinise fees for conveyancing solicitors in Thurmaston and throughout England and Wales.