I have given 8 weeks notice to my current landlord and must vacate my rented apartment in Burford by the end of next month. Conveyancing on my purchase is underway. How realistic is it to complete in six weeks as I wish to avoid having to move into short term accommodation?

The normal practice is not to give notice for your tenancy unless your lawyer suggests that you should. If you have not previously done so, contact to your solicitor and request that they seek the assistance the sellers lawyers, try to get a realistic time scale from them that all parties will look to achieve

I am the registered owner of a freehold premises in Burford but still invoiced for rent, why is this and what is this?

It is rare for properties in Burford and has limited impact for conveyancing in Burford but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.

Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges date back many centuries, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the establishment of new rentcharges from 1977 onwards.

Old rentcharges can now be redeemed by making a one off payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence in 2037 is to be extinguished.

My friend suggested that where I am buying in Burford I should ask my conveyancer to carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

This is a search is sometimes included in the estimate for your Burford conveyancing searches. It is a large report of about 40 pages, listing and setting out significant information about Burford around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding Burford.

I opted to have a survey carried out on a property in Burford prior to retaining conveyancers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the property. Our surveyor has said that some banks will refuse to grant a mortgage on this type of home.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different instructions for example to Birmingham Midshires. If you contact us we can look into this further with the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Burford. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Burford especially if they regularly deal with such properties in Burford.

I'm refinancing my current house to a buy to let loan with and I will use the ballance of the raised equity as a down payment on further house. The area we are looking at is Burford. Will your lawyers be able to act for the two banks and link together the two deals?

Do use our comparison tool on this page to ensure that the conveyancers are on the appropriate lender panels. Having checked that they are your lawyer should be able to connect the two conveyancing matters but you should have a chat with you solicitor and communicate your expectations and requirements.