I have given 2 months notice to my existing landlord and have to leave my let out flat in Thames Ditton by 6/1/2026. Conveyancing on my purchase is progressing. How realistic is it to complete in three weeks as don't want to have to find short term accommodation?

It is unwise to serve notice on a rental unless you have exchanged. Assuming that you have not already done so, update to your lawyer and urge them to they cajole the other solicitors, try to an agreed time frame that everyone will aim to achieve

It is is a decade since I acquired my house in Thames Ditton. Conveyancing lawyers have now been instructed on the sale but I am unable to find the title documents. Is this a major issue?

You need not be too concerned. Firstly the deeds may be retained by your mortgage company or they could be in the possession of the lawyers who acted in your purchase. Secondly in all probability the property will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you own the property by your conveyancing solicitors obtaining current official copies of the land registers. The vast majority of conveyancing in Thames Ditton involves registered property but in the rare situation where your home is unregistered it adds to the complexity but is resolvable.

We are purchasing a house and the solicitor has mentioned Chancel Repair to which the property may be liable given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. He has recommended insurance. Is this really necessary for conveyancing in Thames Ditton

Unless a prior acquisition of the property completed after 12 October 2013 you could expect solicitors handling conveyancing in Thames Ditton to continue to advocate a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.

Planning to sign contracts shortly on a basement flat in Thames Ditton. Conveyancing solicitors assured me that they report fully tomorrow. Are there areas in the report that I should be focusing on?

Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Thames Ditton should include some of the following:

It needs to be made clear to you whether the lease permits you to add or improve anything in the flat- you should be made aware as to whether any restrictions relates to all alterations or just structural alteration, and whether permission is required You should be informed what constitutes a Nuisance in the lease Whether your lease has a provision for a slush fund? The unexpired lease term. You should be advised as what happens when the lease ends, and aware of the importance of not letting the lease term falling below eighty years

I have given up trying to purchase the freehold in Thames Ditton. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on premiums?

if there is a missing freeholder or if there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant legislation it is possible to make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to assess the price.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Thames Ditton premises is Flat D 15 Claremont Gardens in September 2013. TheTribunal determined in accordance with section48 and Schedule13 of the Leasehold Reform,Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 that the premium for the extended lease should be fourteen thousand one hundred and eighty seven pounds (£14,187.00) This case affected 1 flat.

When it comes to my conveyancing in Thames Ditton should I be paying VAT on the following: (1) Land reg fee on purchase (2) Pre - completion search fee (3) SDLT E submission on purchase (4) Bank TT fee

(1) Land reg fee on purchase - No (2) Pre - completion search fees -No, (such conveyancing searches are HMLR ones and means £4 and possibly £2 bankruptcy per name on your mortgage) (3) SDLT E submission on your purchase - There is no VAT on Stamp Duty. However if the firm is charging a stamp duty e-submission fee as part of their services - some Thames Ditton conveyancers do - that will incur VAT(4) Bank transfer fee - Yes it is for the conveyancer's time in submitting the funds this way.