I have given 8 weeks notice to my existing landlord and have to leave my rented apartment in Dickens Heath by 6/1/2026. Conveyancing for my house purchase has just started. Is it possible to complete in 4 weeks as I wish to avoid having to move into temporary accommodation?
The normal practice is not to give notice on a rental until your lawyer suggests that you should. If you have not previously done so, update to your lawyer and ask them to they seek the assistance the sellers side, try to get a realistic time scale from them that all parties will aim towards
Can I use your services to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Dickens Heath even where I’m not buying or selling a house, for instance where I wish to buy an office in Dickens Heath with a mortgage from Birmingham Midshires?
The service is primarily used to locate residential conveyancing solicitors in Dickens Heath but we have recorded at the end of this page some Dickens Heath commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to enquire with the company directly to check if they are also authorised to represent Birmingham Midshires
I am helping my sister sell her house in Dickens Heath. Will the conveyancer commission the EPC or it is for the owner to see to?
After the demise of Home Information Packs, EPC’s became a required part of moving property. An energy assessment needs to be commissioned prior to the property being advertised. It is not a task that conveyancers normally organise. If you are instructing a Dickens Heath conveyancing lawyer they may be willing to arrange EPC’s due to their contacts with long established Dickens Heath assessors
My uncle advised me that in purchasing a property in Dickens Heath there could be a number of restrictions preventing external alterations to the property. Is this right?
There are a number of properties in Dickens Heath which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to carry out external variations. Part of the conveyancing in Dickens Heath should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
is it true that all Dickens Heath solicitor firms on the Lloyds conveyancing panel are regulated by the SRA?
As solicitors, in order to be on the Lloyds approved list of solicitors they would need to be governed by the SRA. The majority of lenders do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel and in that case the firms would be regulated by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on two weeks back in what should have been a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Dickens Heath is where the house is located. Is there any advice you can give?
Flying freeholds in Dickens Heath are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Dickens Heath you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Dickens Heath may determine 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 residence.
We're first time buyers - agreed a price, yet the property agent informed us that the owners will only proceed if we use their preferred solicitors as they need an ‘expedited deal’. We would rather use a high street solicitor used to conveyancing in Dickens Heath
We suspect that the seller is unaware of this ultimatum. If they desire ‘a quick sale', turning down a serious buyer is is going to put the whole deal at risk. Contact the sellers directly and make the point that (a)you are motivated purchasers (b)you are ready to go, with mortgage lined up © you have nothing to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you are going to use your own,trusted Dickens Heath conveyancing lawyers - as opposed tothe ones that will give their estate agent a referral fee or achieve conveyancing targets demanded by HQ.