I have given 2 months notice to my existing landlord and must leave my let out apartment in Dunnington by the end of next month. Conveyancing on my purchase is underway. Is it possible to complete in a couple of weeks as I wish to avoid having to move into temporary accommodation?

The normal practice is not to serve notice for your lease unless you have exchanged. Assuming that you have not already done so, notify to your solicitor and request that they chase the other side, try to an acceptable time-line that everyone will work to achieve

Do lenders provide you with an approved list of Dunnington conveyancing solicitors? How do you know who is on the TSB conveyancing panel?

Dunnington conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the TSB conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from TSB directly.

Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Dunnington in advance of appointing lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. Our surveyor advised that some mortgage companies tend refuse to give a loan on this type of premises.

It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different instructions from Birmingham Midshires. If you e-mail us we can investigate further with the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Dunnington. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Dunnington especially if they are acquainted with such properties in Dunnington.

I am looking into buying my first house which is in Dunnington and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Dunnington. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Dunnington area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Dunnington. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

Can you offer any advice when it comes to choosing a Dunnington conveyancing firm to carry out our lease extension conveyancing?

When appointing a solicitor for lease extension works (regardless if they are a Dunnington conveyancing firm) it is most important that they be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of conveyancing. We recommend that you talk with several firms including non Dunnington conveyancing practices prior to instructing a firm. Where the conveyancing practice is ALEP accredited then that’s a bonus. The following questions might be useful:

If the firm is not ALEP accredited then what is the reason? What are the costs for lease extension conveyancing?

Dunnington Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Questions you should ask Prior to Purchasing

It is important to be aware whether redecorating or some other significant cost is due shortly to be shared by the tenants and will materially increase the the service costs or necessitate a specific payment. This question is important as a) areas may cause problems for the building as the common areas may start to deteriorate where maintenance remain unpaid b) if the leasehold owners have an issue with the running of the building you will need to know about it