We were just about to exchange contracts for a ground floor flat in Henfield. We encountered a stumbling block. The mortgage offer with Yorkshire Building Society runs out on 6/11/2025 but the vendors are putting forward a completion date of 10/11/2025. Can one extend the loan expiry date?

The best person to address this question is your conveyancer who is in a position to determine if he or she is should be discussing with the lender, vendor’s lawyers, property agents or indeed all parties given what has happend in your conveyancing as of today.

Having sold my house in Henfield last July yet the purchaser is calling every few hours complaining that his solicitor needs to hear from myconveyancer. What are the post completion sale formalities following completion?

Following your sale your conveyancer should send the transfer deeds and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. Depending on the transaction, your lawyer should also confirm that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been repaid to the purchasers solicitors. There are no post completion formalities unique to conveyancing in Henfield.

We are purchasing a property and the lawyer has referenced Chancel Repair for which the property may be liable as it falls into the area of such a church. She has mentioned insurance. Is this really required for conveyancing in Henfield

Unless a previous purchase of the house completed post 12 October 2013 you may assume that conveyancing practitioners handling conveyancing in Henfield to continue to suggest a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

About to purchase a new build apartment in Henfield. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Henfield

Please supply a car parking plan. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? 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. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme.

My husband and I are FTB’s - agreed a price, but the selling agent has warned us that the owners will only go ahead if we use the agent's preferred lawyers as they want an ‘expedited deal’. Our preferred option is to instruct a local conveyancer used to conveyancing in Henfield

We suspect that the owner is unaware of this requirement. Should the seller desire ‘a quick sale', turning down a genuine buyer is likely to cause more damage than good. Bypass the agents and go straight to the owners and make the point that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances arranged © you are unencumbered (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you intend to use your preferred Henfield conveyancing lawyers - not the ones that will earn their negotiator at the agency a commission or meet his conveyancing targets set by senior management.