Finally the sale completed on my house in Rainham last October yet the purchaser is e-mailing every few hours complaining that her solicitor needs to hear from myconveyancer. What are the post completion sale formalities following completion?

After completion of your house sale your lawyer is committed to forward the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the purchaser's conveyancer. If applicable, your solicitor should also confirm that the home loan has been redeemed to the buyers solicitors. There are no post completion steps unique to conveyancing in Rainham.

I understand that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to take this when acquiring a residence in Rainham? or Apparently there is an ancient law that means some homeowners residing in a parish church boundary will be compelled to contribute towards maintenance to the chancel within the church. Is this relevant for conveyancing in Rainham?

Unless a prior purchase of the house took place post 12 October 2013 you may take it that lawyers delivering conveyancing in Rainham to remain encouraging a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.

I am selling my house. My previous conveyancers have shut. I am in need of a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. I happen to live in Rainham if that makes a difference.

Do use our search tool to help you find a solicitor for your conveyancing in Rainham. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with regulated solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move runs with a minimum of fuss.

I would like to let out my leasehold apartment in Rainham. Conveyancing solicitor who did the purchase is retired - so can't ask him. Is permission from the freeholder required?

Even though your last Rainham conveyancing lawyer is no longer available you can check your lease to see if you are permitted to let out the property. The accepted inference is that if the deeds are silent, subletting is allowed. Quite often there is a prerequisite that you are obliged to obtain permission from your landlord or some other party in advance of subletting. This means that you cannot sublet without prior consent. The consent must not not be unreasonably refused ore delayed. If your lease does not allow you to sublet you should ask your landlord if they are willing to waive this restriction.

I inherited a ground floor flat in Rainham. Given that I can not reach agreement with the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the amount payable for a lease extension?

You certainly can. We are happy to put you in touch with a Rainham conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Rainham flat is 37 Lodge Court High Street in November 2013. the decision of the LVT was that the premium to be paid for the new lease was £25,559 This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired term was 57.5 years.

My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Rainham. I need to find out if they are listed on the bank's approved list of lawyers. Could you help?

One option is to phone your lawyer and ask them if they are on the lender's panel. If that does not help call us and we can investigate and revert. Should the firm not be on the lender panel we we can help find a specialist conveyancing solicitor in Rainham on the panel for your mortgage company.