I have given 8 weeks notice to my current landlord and have to vacate my let out property in Middlewich by 8/7/2021. Conveyancing for my house purchase is progressing. Is it possible to complete in a couple of weeks as don't want to have to find temporary accommodation?

It is unwise to serve notice for your letting unless you have exchanged. Assuming that you have not previously done so, update to your lawyer and urge them to they apply pressure on the owners side, try to get a realistic time scale from them that all parties will work to achieve

I am assisting my niece sell her flat in Middlewich. Does the conveyancing solicitor commission an energy assessment or should I organise this?

Following the demise of Home Information Packs, EPC’s became a required component of moving property. An energy performance certificate should be commissioned before the property is advertised. It is not a task that lawyers ordinarily organise. Where you are instructing a Middlewich conveyancing lawyer they might be able to arrange EPC’s given their relationships with long established local energy assessors

Does a directory service exist listing Skipton panel conveyancers in Middlewich on the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook Website?

Unfortunately not yet. There is no such tool on the Council of Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association websites. A small selection of mortgage companies make their panel listings viewable on the web. If you are in need of a Middlewich solicitor on the Skipton please use our tool.

I had an offer accepted on an apartment in Middlewich on 12/3/2021, valuation was booked 3 days later, received a clean bill of health. Conveyancer appointed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Nationwide and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Nationwide conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?

Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Nationwide to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Nationwide conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

I decided to have a survey completed on a house in Middlewich before appointing solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the house. Our surveyor has said that some banks may refuse to grant a mortgage on a flying freehold home.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different instructions for example to Nationwide. Should you wish to telephone us we can look into this further via the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Middlewich. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Middlewich to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.

I'm refinancing my primary property to a BTL loan with Barnsley Building Society and intend to use the remaining equity as a deposit on further house. The location we are interested in is Middlewich. Will your conveyancers be able to act for the two mortgage companies and link together the transactions?

Make use of our comparison tool on this page to be sure that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panels. Having checked that they are your solicitor should be able to simultaneously deal with the two deals but you should have a chat with you lawyer and make apparent your desired outcome and requirements.

I’m about to sell my garden apartment in Middlewich. Conveyancing lawyers have not yet been instructed, but I have recently received a quarterly service charge demand – Do I pay up?

Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should clear the invoice as you normally would given that all rents and service payments should be allotted on completion, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.

I own a 2 bed flat in Middlewich, conveyancing was carried out half a dozen years ago. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Corresponding properties in Middlewich with over 90 years remaining are worth £186,000. The ground rent is £55 yearly. The lease expires on 21st October 2074

With just 53 years unexpired we estimate the price of your lease extension to range between £27,600 and £31,800 plus costs.

The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs in the absence of comprehensive investigations. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be taken into account and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.