I have given 8 weeks notice to my current landlord and have to vacate my rented flat in Droitwich Spa by 1/7/2024. Conveyancing on my purchase is underway. Can I complete in 4 weeks as I wish to avoid having to move into temporary accommodation?

The normal practice is not to serve notice for your tenancy unless you have exchanged. If you have not already done so, notify to your conveyancer and urge them to they seek the assistance the sellers solicitors, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will look to achieve

I am buying a new build flat in Droitwich Spa. Can I do my own conveyancing?

Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Droitwich Spa you will have to appoint a solicitor on your bank's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Droitwich Spa.

Should my solicitor be raising questions about flooding as part of the conveyancing in Droitwich Spa.

Flooding is a growing risk for conveyancers dealing with homes in Droitwich Spa. Plenty of people will acquire a property in Droitwich Spa, completely aware that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, leaving to one side the physical damage, where a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, satisfactory insurance cover, or sell the property. Steps can be carried out as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the purchaser.

Conveyancers are not qualified to offer advice on flood risk, however there are a various searches that can be carried out by the purchaser or on a buyer’s behalf which should give them a better appreciation of the risks in Droitwich Spa. The conventional set of information sent to a buyer’s lawyer (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) includes a standard inquiry of the owner to find out whether the premises has suffered from flooding. If the premises has been flooded in past and is not disclosed by the vendor, then a buyer may commence a legal claim for losses resulting from an incorrect answer. The buyer’s solicitors should also carry out an enviro search. This will disclose if there is a recorded flood risk. If so, further investigations will need to be carried out.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Droitwich Spa. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Droitwich Spa

Please supply a car parking plan. 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 the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified.

In what way does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my commercial premises in Droitwich Spa and how can your lawyers assist?

The 1954 Act gives a safeguard to business lessees, giving them the legal entitlement to apply to court for a continuation of occupancy at the end of an expired lease. There are limited grounds that a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are complicated. We are happy to direct you to commercial conveyancing firms who use the act for protection and help with commercial conveyancing in Droitwich Spa