I have given 8 weeks notice to my existing landlord and have to leave my let out apartment in Bracknell by 3/6/2024. Conveyancing on my purchase has just started. How realistic is it to complete in a couple of weeks as I wish to avoid having to find short term accommodation?

It is unwise to give notice for your lease until your lawyer suggests that you should. If you have not previously done so, update to your conveyancer and request that they cajole the owners solicitors, try to an agreed time frame that everyone will aim towards

We are planning to acquire a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Bracknell who is on the HSBC approved panel. Can you recommend a local firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for HSBC . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Bracknell.

I am selling my flat in Bracknell. Does the conveyancer need to be on the Lloyds conveyancing panel in order to deal with repayment of my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Lloyds conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their requirements fairly frequently at the moment.

What tools are available to search for a Bracknell solicitor on the Barclays conveyancing panel? I drive a motor bike and am willing to travel upto 20miles to meet the solicitor.

You can use the facility on this page. Please pick a bank and your location and you will see a number of Bracknell conveyancing lawyers locally. We have detailed some Bracknell conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can contact them to check whether they are on the Barclays approved list

We expect to complete our sale of a £175,000 maisonette in Bracknell on Monday in a week. The landlords agents has quoted £384 for Certificate of Compliance, building insurance schedule and 3 years service charge statements. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge exorbitant fees for a leasehold conveyance in Bracknell?

Bracknell conveyancing on leasehold flats typically results in fees being raised by freeholders :

Completing pre-contract questions Where consent is required before sale in Bracknell Supplying insurance information Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale

Your lawyer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Bracknell leasehold premises is £350. For Bracknell conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are obliged to provide the information.

Bracknell Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Queries Prior to buying

How much is the ground rent and service charge? Are any of leasehold owners in arrears of their service charge payments? Does the lease have in excess of 85 years unexpired?