My wife and I are planning on selling our house in Resolven and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was constructed on contaminated land. A local conveyancer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers used a web based conveyancing firm rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Resolven. We have lived in Resolven for many years we know of no issue. Do we contact our local Authority to seek confirmation need.

It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing solicitor currently acting for you. What do they say? You need to enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same illness)

In what way can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my commercial property in Resolven and how can your lawyers assist?

The particular law that you refer to affords security of tenure to business tenants, giving them the dueness to apply to court for a continuation of occupancy at the end of an expired lease. There are limited grounds where a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are complex. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Resolven is one of the many areas of the UK in which the firms we work with have offices

In my capacity as executor for the estate of my father I am selling a residence in Swansea but live in Resolven. My conveyancer (based 250 miles from mehas requested that I sign a stat dec prior to the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in Resolven to attest and place their company stamp on the document?

strictly speaking you are not likely to need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Resolven based

I’m about to sell my basement apartment in Resolven. Conveyancing solicitors are to be appointed soon, but I have recently had a half-yearly maintenance charge invoice – Do I pay up?

The sensible thing to do is clear the maintenance contribution as you normally would because all ground rent and service invoices should be apportioned as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice 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. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.

Resolven Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - A selection of Questions you should consider before Purchasing

In the main the outlay for major works tend not to be included within service charges, albeit that some managing agents in Resolven ask leasehold owners to pay into a reserve fund and this is used to offset against major works. The majority of Resolven leasehold flats will be liable to pay a service charge for maintenance of the block set by the landlord. Where you acquire the flat you will have to pay this charge, normally quarterly throughout the year. This may be anything from a couple of hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for bigger purpose-built blocks. There will also be a ground rent for you to pay yearly, this is usually not a exorbitant amount, say around £50-£100 but you need to enquire it because on occasion it can be many hundreds of pounds. What is the yearly maintenance fee and ground rent?

My partner and I about to exchange buying a property in Resolven but as a consequence of wreckage from the recent storms I have negotiated recompense from the seller of five thousand pounds taking the form of a adjustment in the price. This was going to be dealt with as part of the conveyancing process but my lender will not permit this. Should they have been informed?

Any solicitor listed on the mortgage company conveyancing panel is required to disclose to the lender of any changes to the purchase figure. If you were to refuse your lawyer to report the price change to your mortgage company then they would have no choice but to refrain from representing you and the bank.