Having sold my house in Hilton last May but our buyer keeps whats apping every few hours to moan that their solicitor needs to hear from mylawyer. What should my lawyer have done now that I have sold?

Following your sale your lawyer should send the transfer deeds and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. Where relevant, your solicitor must also confirm that the mortgage has been redeemed to the buyers lawyers. There is unlikely to be post completion formalities unique to conveyancing in Hilton.

Due to the guidance of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Hilton prior to appointing solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. Our surveyor has said that some mortgage companies will refuse to give a loan on this type of home.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different requirements from Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to call us we can check via the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Hilton. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Hilton to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.

How straightforward is it to use your search facility to select a conveyancing lawyer in Hilton on the approved list for my bank?

Step one is to pick a mortgage company such as Lloyds TSB Bank, The Royal Bank of Scotland or Godiva Mortgages Ltd then type in your location a common one being Hilton. Conveyancing organisations in Hilton and beyond should be identified.

I am a negotiator for a busy estate agent office in Hilton where we have witnessed a few flat sales jeopardised as a result of short leases. I have received conflicting advice from local Hilton conveyancing solicitors. Please can you confirm whether the vendor of a flat can start the lease extension process for the purchaser on completion of the sale?

As long as the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to kick-start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the proposed purchaser can avoid having to sit tight for 2 years to extend their lease. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed before, or at the same time as completion of the sale.

Alternatively, it may be possible to extend the lease informally by agreement with the landlord either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the purchaser.

Hilton Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Examples of Questions you should consider before buying

Are any of leasehold owners in dispute over their service charge payments? Are there any major works in the planning that will increase the maintenance charges? The majority of Hilton leasehold flats will incur a service charge for the upkeep of the block set by the freeholder. Should you buy the apartment you will have to pay this charge, normally in instalments accross the year. This may differ from a couple of hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for buildings with lifts and large communal areas. There will also be a rentcharge to be met annual, this is usually not a exorbitant figure, say approximately £50-£100 but you need to enquire as occasionally it could be many hundreds of pounds.

Why am I unable to complete my conveyancing in Hilton on Easter Monday?

Because on completion the money will be transferred electronically between the banks of the purchaser and seller's property lawyer and at present this can only take place on a business day. So you can't complete on a saturday or sunday either.