I have given 8 weeks notice to my current landlord and must leave my let out property in Castelnau by 14/10/2025. Conveyancing on my purchase has just started. Is it possible to complete in six weeks as I wish to avoid having to move into temporary accommodation?

Generally one should not provide notice for your tenancy unless exchange of contracts has taken place. Assuming that you have not previously done so, contact to your solicitor and request that they chase the other side, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will aim to achieve

Having sold my house in Castelnau last June but our buyer keeps whats apping me to say her conveyancer needs to hear from myconveyancer. What should my lawyer have done following completion?

After completion of your sale your solicitor is duty bound to deliver the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the purchaser's lawyers. Where appropriate, your solicitor should also evidence that the home loan has been repaid to the purchasers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion procedures unique to conveyancing in Castelnau.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Castelnau?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Castelnau. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

About to purchase a new build apartment in Castelnau. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Here are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Castelnau

Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?

I cannot get to my Castelnau conveyancing lawyers office to sign documents for conveyancing in Castelnau – will this be problematic?

No. Castelnau conveyancing solicitors can handle conveyancing transactions for clients throughout the rest of the country. It is not necessary for you to be able to meet your lawyer in the flesh at a Castelnau conveyancers office. They can deal with everything through post, email, telephone and fax.