We were just about to sign contracts for a freehold house in Aldeburgh. We have hit a snag. The loan offer with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society runs out on 23/2/2026 but the vendors are insisting on a completion date of 25/2/2026. Can one prolong the mortgage offer?
The person best placed to address this question is your lawyer who is in a position to determine whether he or she is better off negotiating with the mortgage broker, owner’s representatives, estate agents or possibly all three taking into account the circumstances your house move as of today.
Is there a search tool that I can utilise to find out if the solicitor handling my conveyancing in Aldeburgh is on the mortgage lender’sconveyancing panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Accord Mortgages Ltd thus paying £175.00 in further conveyancing fees.
Feel free to take advantage of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this page. Pick the lender and type ‘Aldeburgh’ or your preferred area and you will see numerous solicitors offices in Aldeburgh or by proximity to you.
Should my conveyancer be raising questions regarding flooding as part of the conveyancing in Aldeburgh.
Flooding is a growing risk for solicitors conducting conveyancing in Aldeburgh. There are those who purchase a house in Aldeburgh, 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, suitable insurance cover, or dispose of the premises. Steps can be carried out as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the buyer.
Solicitors are not best placed to impart advice on flood risk, however there are a numerous searches that can be carried out by the buyer or by their solicitors which will give them a better appreciation of the risks in Aldeburgh. The conventional set of completed inquiry forms given to a buyer’s conveyancer (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) incorporates a usual question of the vendor to discover whether the property has suffered from flooding. If the residence has been flooded in past which is not disclosed by the seller, then a buyer could issue a compensation claim resulting from an inaccurate response. The purchaser’s conveyancers should also conduct an environmental report. This should reveal if there is any known flood risk. If so, further investigations should be made.
My husband and I are one month into a residential purchase having been referred to conveyancers by the estate agent to execute conveyancing in Aldeburgh. I am not happy. Could you you assist me in finding new conveyancers?
A lawyer would need to be very poor to suggest changing them. Has the mortgage offer been issued? If so you must advise them of the new contact details and have the mortgage documents are re-issued. The conveyancer needs to be on the mortgage company approved list to avoid supplemental charges and complications. That should be your first question of the new conveyancers. Our search tool can assist you in finding a lender approved conveyancer for your conveyancing in Aldeburgh
Can I establish who is the owner of a house in Aldeburgh?
Provided the premises is registered with the Land Registry, and you have enough details of the address of the premises, you will be able to obtain details from the the Land Registry of the recorded proprietor for a fee.