I have given 2 months notice to my existing landlord and have to vacate my let out property in Chatteris by the end of next month. Conveyancing for my house purchase has just started. Is it possible to complete in six weeks as don't want to have to find short term accommodation?
Generally one should not serve notice on a rental until you have exchanged. If you have not already done so, notify to your conveyancer and ask them to they chase the owners side, try to get a realistic time scale from them that all parties will work towards
What happens if my lawyer’s firm is expelled from the Leeds Building Society Solicitor panel ahead of completing my conveyancing in Chatteris?
The first thing to point out is that, this is a very rare occurrence. In most cases even where a law firm is removed off of a panel the lender would allow the completion to go ahead as the lender would appreciate the difficulties that they would place you in if you have to instruct a new solicitor days before completion. In a worst case scenario where the lender insists that you instruct a new firm then it is possible for a very good lawyer to expedite the conveyancing albeit that you may pay a significant premium for this. The analogous situation is where a buyer instructs a lawyer, exchanges contracts and the law firm is shut down by a regulator such as the SRA. Again, in this situation you can find lawyers who can troubleshoot their way to bring the conveyancing to a satisfactory conclusion - albeit for a fee.
My friend recommended that if I am purchasing in Chatteris I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
A search of this type is sometimes quoted for as part of the standard Chatteris conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and setting out important information about Chatteris around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Chatteris Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data about Chatteris.
I used Stirling Law a few years ago for my conveyancing in Chatteris. Now, I need my documents however the law firm has closed. What do I do?
Do 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 Chatteris of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Chatteris is the location of the property. Can you offer any opinion?
Flying freeholds in Chatteris are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Chatteris you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Chatteris may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.