I have given 8 weeks notice to my current landlord and must vacate my rented property in Yarmouth by the end of next month. Conveyancing on my purchase is progressing. How realistic is it to complete in six weeks as don't want to have to find short term accommodation?

It is unwise to give notice for your lease until your lawyer suggests that you should. Assuming that you have not previously done so, update to your solicitor and ask them to they cajole the other lawyers, try to get a realistic time scale from them that all parties will aim to achieve

Finally the sale completed on my house in Yarmouth last January yet the purchaser is whats apping daily complaining that his solicitor needs to hear from mysolicitor. What should my lawyer have done now that I have sold?

After completion of your sale your lawyer should forward the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. Where relevant, your conveyancer must also send confirmation that the mortgage has been redeemed to the buyers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion steps specific conveyancing in Yarmouth.

When it comes to mortgage companies such as Coventry BS, do Yarmouth solicitors face a fee to be on the conveyancing panel?

We are unaware of any mortgage company fees to register on their list of approved firms, although some do charge an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.

My partner and I have arranged the release of further funds on our home loan from Lloyds as we intend to conduct a loft conversion to our home in Yarmouth. Do we need to choose a local Yarmouth solicitor on the Lloyds conveyancing panel to handle the legals?

Lloyds would not normally appoint firms on their approved list of lawyers to handle the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Lloyds panel.

I had a mortgage agreed in principle with Skipton. Yarmouth conveyancing practitioners have been appointed. How long does it take for Skipton to issue the offer to the lawyer?

Some lenders take longer than others. Have Skipton done the survey? Have you advised Skipton as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Skipton conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a flat up to £195,000 and found one close by in Yarmouth I like with a park and transport links nearby, however it only has 61 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Yarmouth for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error buying a short lease?

If you need a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term may be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current owner has owned the premises for at least twenty four months you may ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer regarding this.

Should local authority permission be required to split a house into two flats in Yarmouth? This has been carried out to a house opposite to a friend in Yarmouth and was ignorant of it happening until it was finished.

Planning consent is required for splitting a single house in Yarmouth into apartments but probably not for converting once again to single dwelling-house so, in answer to your query, yes,a it is required.