We are about to sign contracts for a property in Meir. We have hit a problem. Our mortgage offer with Nottingham Building Society runs out on 15/10/2025 but the owners are insisting on a completion date of 17/10/2025. Can one extend the loan offer?

The best person to address this question is your conveyancer who will hopefully calculate whether they corresponding with the bank, vendor’s conveyancers, estate agents or conceivably all three based on the circumstances your house move to date.

We're in Meir, FTBs buying with a mortgage (lender is Yorkshire BS , and our lawyer is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?

The fact that your lawyer is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no solicitor should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.

My company is hoping to take an assignment of a lease of a shop on the high street. Can you recommend solicitors offering competitive costs for commercial conveyancing in Meir for below 1500k?

We can recommend firms who have specialist knowledge of commercial conveyancing in Meir, including the disposal and purchase of businesses as well as simply premises. Whether you are looking to buy or dispose of a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a whole business we can put you in touch with the right solicitor. As for the fees this will depend on the structure and terms of the deal. Let us have your contact information or call us so that we can furnish you with a fixed commercial conveyancing calculation.

As co-executor for the estate of my grandmother I am selling a residence in Cardiff but live in Meir. My solicitor (based 235 kilometers from meneeds me to execute a statutory declaration ahead of completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Meir who can attest and place their company stamp on the document?

Technically speaking you are unlikely to need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are based in Meir

My wife and I purchased a leasehold house in Meir. Conveyancing and Birmingham Midshires mortgage are in place. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the reversionary interest in the property. Attached was a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1991. The conveyancing solicitor in Meir who previously acted has now retired. Do I pay?

The first thing you should do is make enquiries of HMLR to be sure that this person is indeed the new freeholder. There is no need to incur the fees of a Meir conveyancing solicitor to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for a few pound. You should note that in any event, even if this is the rightful freeholder, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.

Meir Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Examples of Questions you should ask before Purchasing

You should want to find out as much as you can regarding the managing agents as they will impact your use and enjoyment of the property. As the owner of a leasehold property you are often in the clutches of the managing agents from a financial perspective and when it comes to every day issues such as the cleanliness of the communal areas. Don't be afraid to ask other tenants whether they are happy with their management. On a final note, find out the dates that you are obliged pay the service charge to the managing agents and precisely what it includes. What prohibitions are there in the Meir Lease?