I have given 2 months notice to my existing landlord and must vacate my rented property in Beaumaris by the end of next month. Conveyancing for my house purchase has just started. How realistic is it to complete in six weeks as I wish to avoid having to find temporary accommodation?

It is unwise to provide notice for your lease unless your lawyer suggests that you should. Assuming that you have not previously done so, notify to your conveyancer and request that they seek the assistance the other side, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will look to achieve

How does conveyancing in Beaumaris differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build residence in Beaumaris contact us having been asked by the housebuilder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is finished. This is because developers in Beaumaris usually buy the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Beaumaris or who has acted in the same development.

I need to find a conveyancing solicitor for some conveyancing in Beaumaris. I happened to chance upon a web site which appears to be the ideal solution If it is possible to get all the legals completed via email that would be ideal. Do I need to be concerned? What should out be looking out for?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

Do you have any top tips for leasehold conveyancing in Beaumaris from the perspective of speeding up the sale process?

• A significant proportion of the delay in leasehold conveyancing in Beaumaris can be avoided if you instruct lawyers the minute your agents start advertising the property and request that they start to collate the leasehold information which will be required by the buyers’ lawyers.
You may think that you are aware of the number of years remaining on your lease but it would be advisable verify this by asking your conveyancers. A purchaser's lawyer will not be happy to advise their client to to exchange contracts if the lease term is under 80 years. It is therefore important at an early stage that you consider whether the lease for your property needs extending. If it does, contact your solicitors before you put your property on the market for sale. Some Beaumaris leases require Landlord’s consent to the sale and approval of the buyers. If this applies to your lease, you should notify your estate agents to make sure that the purchasers obtain financial (bank) and professional references. The bank reference will need to confirm that the buyers are able to meet the annual service charge and the actual amount of the service charge should be quoted in the bank’s letter. You will therefore need to provide your estate agents with the actual amount of the service charge so that they can pass this information on to the buyers or their lawyers. If you have had conflict with your landlord or managing agents it is very important that these are resolved before the property is put on the market. The buyers and their solicitors will be reluctant to purchase a property where a dispute is unresolved. You will have to accept that you will have to discharge any arrears of service charge or resolve the dispute prior to the buyers completing the purchase. It is therefore preferable to have any dispute settled ahead of the contract papers being issued to the buyers’ solicitors. You will still have to reveal particulars of the dispute to the purchasers, but it is better to reveal the dispute as historic as opposed to ongoing.

Beaumaris Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Examples of Queries Prior to buying

It is important to be aware if changing the roof or some other major work is coming up that will be shared amongst the tenants and may well materially increase the the service costs or require a specific invoice. Generally speaking the outlay for major works tend not to be built into the maintenance charges, although there some managing agents in Beaumaris require leaseholders to contribute towards a reserve fund and this is used to offset against major works. If a Beaumaris lease has fewer than 80 years it will affect the marketability of the flat. It is worth checking with your mortgage company that they are willing to to proceed given the lease term. Leases with less than 80 years remaining means that you will most likely require a lease extension sooner rather than later and it is worth finding out how much this will be. Remember, in most cases you will need to own the residence for two years in order to be eligible to exercise a lease extension.

Am in the process of buying my first home in Beaumaris. Conveyancing lawyer has been appointed. The mortgage adviser advised that a survey is not needed as the property was only constructed 22 years ago.

The bare minimum you need a Home Buyer's Report. Given the premises was built more than a decade ago the property will not come with a warranty, so you don't want to take a risk. Where a property of this age shows no signs of problems a Home Buyer's report could be enough. They will highlight any obvious problems and suggest additional investigation where relevant. Where there are any signs of problems get a full structural survey.