Having sold my house in Burgess Hill last November but the buyer keeps whats apping every few hours to say his lawyer is waiting to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale formalities now that I have sold?

Post completion of your house sale your conveyancer is obliged to send the transfer documentation and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. Depending on the transaction, your lawyer should also evidence that the home loan has been paid off to the buyers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion tasks peculiar conveyancing in Burgess Hill.

This question may be naive but I am new to the house moving as FTB of a two bedroom flat in Burgess Hill. Do I pick up the keys to the property on completion from my lawyer? If so, I will find a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Burgess Hill?

On the day of completion you will not be required to attend the conveyancers office in Burgess Hill. Your solicitors will electronically transfer the completion advance to the seller's solicitors, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you should be able to collect the keys from the Estate Agents and move into your new home. This tends to happen between 1 and 3pm.

We are due to move property in January. Should my conveyancing solicitor communicate with the removal company on the completion day. Incidentally, can you recommend a removal company in Burgess Hill. Conveyancing solicitor was chosen prior to coming across your page.

On the day of completion you can collect the keys from your selling agent however this should only happen when the previous owners lawyers inform the agent that the monies to complete are in and the keys can be collected. Subsequently you should inform the removal men that you are ready to move in. As a matter of policy we do not recommend a specific removal organisation but can assist you in finding a residential property solicitor in Burgess Hill or a legal practice that specialises in conveyancing in Burgess Hill.

It is not clear whether my lender obliges me to make sure the lease term for the flat is extended prior to the completion date. I have telephoned my Burgess Hill building society branch on a couple of occasions and was told they are content with the situation and they will lend. My Burgess Hill conveyancing solicitor - who is on the bank conveyancing panel- telephoned and was told they would not lend based on their published requirements. Who do I believe?

Provided that the solicitor is on the lender panel, she or he must adhere to the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook conditions for the bank. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the mortgage company will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the lender to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years remaining.

I have been told that property searches are the primary cause of hinderance in Burgess Hill house deals. Is there any truth in this?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released determinations of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the common causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Searches are not likely to feature in any holding up conveyancing in Burgess Hill.

Just acquired a semi-detached house in Burgess Hill , What is the estimated time for the Land Registry to record the transfer to my name? My Burgess Hill conveyancing solicitor has been painfully slow, so I want to check the registration is addressed.

As far as conveyancing in Burgess Hill is concerned, registration is no faster or slower than anywhere else in England and Wales. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timescales can adjust depending on the party submitting the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry must send notices to any third parties. As of today in the region of 80% of submission are completed within 12 days but some can be subject to extensive hold-ups. Registration is effected once the buyer has moved in to the premises thus 'speed' is not always primary concern but if there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your solicitor must communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.

I work for a long established estate agent office in Burgess Hill where we see a number of flat sales put at risk as a result of short leases. I have been given inconsistent advice from local Burgess Hill conveyancing solicitors. Please can you confirm whether the vendor of a flat can instigate the lease extension formalities for the purchaser on completion of the sale?

As long as the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. The benefit of this is that the buyer can avoid having to wait 2 years for a lease extension. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed prior to, or simultaneously with completion of the disposal of the property.

An alternative approach is to agree the lease extension with the freeholder either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the purchaser.

Burgess Hill Leasehold Conveyancing - Examples of Queries before buying

Who manages the building? How many of the leaseholders are in arrears for their service charge payments? How is the lease structured?