I have given 2 months notice to my current landlord and must vacate my rented apartment in Longbenton by 2/4/2026. Conveyancing for my house purchase has just started. Can I complete in a couple of weeks as I wish to avoid having to move into temporary accommodation?
Generally one should not give notice for your tenancy until your lawyer suggests that you should. Assuming that 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 everyone will look to achieve
My wife and I purchasing a end of terrace house in Longbenton. We would like to an extension at the rear at the property.Will the conveyancing process include checks to ascertain if these works are allowed?
Your conveyancer will check the deeds as conveyancing in Longbenton will sometimes reveal restrictions in the title deeds which restrict certain alterations or require the consent of another owner. Many additions need local authority planning consent and approval in accordance building regulations. Many areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or impact extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.
I have paid off my mortgage with Coventry BS. I assume I don't need a Longbenton conveyancing practitioner on the Coventry BS panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your Coventry BS mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Coventry BS mortgage from the register. Coventry BS, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
- but are not moving to another property
- where Coventry BS has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- Coventry BS has instructed the Land Registry to do so
TSB have agreed my mortgage in principle, my bid on a apartment in Longbenton has been accepted, what are the next steps?
The estate agent will want to be informed of your conveyancing practitioner's details (be sure the property lawyers are on the lender’s approved list). Telephone TSB or the broker and finish off any appropriate forms. TSB will instruct a valuer who will get in touch with the selling agent or vendor to schedule an appointment. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes about a fortnight to get a mortgage offer. TSB will issue the offer to you and your property lawyers. The legal work will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Longbenton.
I am purchasing my first flat in Longbenton with the aid of help to buy. The developers would not move on the price so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The estate agent told me not reveal to my lawyer about this side-deal as it would put at risk my mortgage with Coventry Building Society. Is this normal?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
How do I use your search facility to choose a conveyancing lawyer in Longbenton on the approved list for my bank?
First select a bank such as Santander, The Royal Bank of Scotland or Aldermore then specify your location a common one being Longbenton. Conveyancing firms in Longbenton and across England and Wales will then be identified.
Is it the case that all Longbenton property lawyers on every lender conveyancing panel?
The Lexsure search tool on this page may be of use or you can pop into your local bank branch in Longbenton. the probability is that they can recommend conveyancing solicitors in Longbenton