I have given 2 months notice to my current landlord and must leave my let out apartment in South Yorkshire by the end of next month. Conveyancing for my house purchase has just started. Can I complete in three weeks as don't want to have to move into short term accommodation?

Generally one should not give notice for your lease unless your lawyer suggests that you should. If you have not already done so, speak to your solicitor and urge them to they chase the owners lawyers, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will aim towards

We are purchasing a property and the lawyer has mentioned Chancel Repair for which the property may be obligated to pay because it falls into the area of such a church. She has recommended insurance. Is this really appropriate for conveyancing in South Yorkshire

Unless a previous acquisition of the house took place post 12 October 2013 you may assume that lawyers carrying out conveyancing in South Yorkshire to remain recommending a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

I decided to have a survey carried out on a house in South Yorkshire before instructing solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold element to the house. My surveyor has said that some banks tend refuse to grant a loan on such a house.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different requirements from Nationwide. Should you wish to call us we can look into this further with 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 South Yorkshire. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

My business partner and I are intending to lease a unit on the high street. Can you recommend solicitors offering no-sale-no charges for commercial conveyancing in South Yorkshire for less than 2k?

We can recommend firms who host a wealth of experience of commercial conveyancing in South Yorkshire, including the sale and purchase of businesses as well as simply property. Whether you are intending to acquire or sell a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a complete business we will find you the right firm. Regarding the costs these will vary based on the structure and heads of terms of the proposed transaction. Please provide us with your details or call so as to enable us to provide you with a fixed commercial conveyancing calculation.

My partner and I may need to rent out our South Yorkshire 1st floor flat temporarily due to taking a sabbatical. We used a South Yorkshire conveyancing firm in 2002 but they have closed and we did not think at the time seek any advice as to whether the lease permits subletting. How do we find out?

A lease governs the relationship between the landlord and you the flat owner; in particular, it will say if subletting is banned, or permitted but only subject to certain caveats. The rule is that if the lease contains no expres ban or restriction, subletting is permitted. Most leases in South Yorkshire do not prevent strict prohibition on subletting – such a provision would adversely affect the market value the flat. Instead, there is usually simply a requirement that the owner notifies the freeholder, possibly sending a duplicate of the sublease.

South Yorkshire Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - A selection of Questions you should ask before Purchasing

Is anyone aware of any major works anticipated that will likely add a premium to the maintenance fees? Is the freehold owned jointly by the leaseholders? What is the maintenance charge and ground rent on the flat?