I have given 8 weeks notice to my current landlord and have to leave my let out flat in Wolstanton by 7/1/2026. Conveyancing on my purchase has just started. Can I complete in three weeks as don't want to have to move into temporary accommodation?

It is unwise to provide notice on a rental until exchange of contracts has taken place. Assuming that you have not already done so, notify to your solicitor and request that they cajole the sellers side, try to an agreed time frame that all parties will look towards

The Wolstanton conveyancing solicitors that I appointed last week on my house acquisition in Wolstanton have suddenly shut down. I only went with them because I had to have a firm on the Nottingham conveyancing panel and my previous Wolstanton lawyer was not. I paid them £170 on account. What do I do now?

If you have an estate agent involved then let them know straight away so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Most sellers would be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You will need to appoint new lawyers that are on the Nottingham conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new lawyers may be able to help.

I'm purchasing a new build house in Wolstanton with the aid of help to buy. The developers would not move on the amount so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The estate agent told me not inform my solicitor about the extras as it would adversely affect my mortgage with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Wolstanton in advance of instructing conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold element to the property. My surveyor advised that some lenders will not grant a mortgage on such a home.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different requirements from Nationwide. Should you wish to telephone us we can investigate further via the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Wolstanton. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Wolstanton to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.

As co-executor for the estate of my grandmother I am selling a house in Newport but reside in Wolstanton. My solicitor (based 260 miles awayrequires that I execute a statutory declaration ahead of the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing practitioner in Wolstanton to attest this legal document for me?

strictly speaking you are not likely to need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Wolstanton based