Having sold my house in West Bromwich last November yet the purchaser is calling daily complaining that his conveyancer is waiting to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale legalities now that I have sold?

After completion of your house sale your lawyer is duty bound to deliver the transfer deeds and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors. If applicable, your conveyancer must also send confirmation that the home loan has been discharged to the purchasers solicitors. There are no post completion tasks specific conveyancing in West Bromwich.

We are buying a house and the lawyer has identified Chancel Repair to which the property could be liable because it falls into the area of such a church. He has suggested insurance. Is this strictly appropriate for conveyancing in West Bromwich

Unless a prior purchase of the property took place after 12 October 2013 you may expect conveyancing practitioners handling conveyancing in West Bromwich to remain recommending a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in West Bromwich?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in West Bromwich. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

I am looking into buying my first house which is in West Bromwich and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about West Bromwich. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the West Bromwich area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at West Bromwich. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

I am hoping to put an offer on a small detached house that seems to tick a lot of boxes, at a reasonable figure which is making it more attractive. I have subsequently been informed that the title is leasehold rather than freehold. I am assuming that there are particular concerns buying a leasehold house in West Bromwich. Conveyancing lawyers have are soon to be appointed. Will they explain the issues?

The majority of houses in West Bromwich are freehold rather than leasehold. This is one of the situations where having a local solicitor used to dealing with such properties who can assist with the conveyancing process. it is apparent that you are buying in West Bromwich in which case you should be shopping around for a West Bromwich conveyancing solicitor and check that they have experience in dealing with leasehold houses. As a matter of priority you will need to check the unexpired lease term. As a tenant you will not be at liberty to do whatever you want to the property. The lease will likely included provisions for example obtaining the freeholder’spermission to carry out alterations. You may also be required to pay a maintenance charge towards the maintenance of the communal areas where the house is part of an estate. Your solicitor will report to you on the legal implications.

West Bromwich Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Questions you should ask Prior to buying

How much is the ground rent and service charge? Are there any major works in the planning that could add a premium to the maintenance costs? Generally speaking the cost for major works tend not to be included within maintenance charges, although some managing agents in West Bromwich require leaseholders to pay into a sinking fund created for the specific intention of building a fund for major works.