I have given 8 weeks notice to my current landlord and have to be out of my let out flat in Bramhall by the end of next month. Conveyancing for my house purchase has just started. How realistic is it to complete in a couple of weeks as I wish to avoid having to move into temporary accommodation?

The normal practice is not to give notice for your letting until exchange of contracts has taken place. Assuming that you have not previously done so, contact to your solicitor and request that they chase the owners lawyers, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will aim towards

Various internet forums that I have frequented warn that are the primary reason for delay in Bramhall conveyancing transactions. Is that correct?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released findings of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure amongst the top 10 causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Searches are not likely to be the root cause of holding up conveyancing in Bramhall.

My wife and I own a renovated Georgian house in Bramhall. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and The Royal Bank of Scotland. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are two entries: the first freehold, the second leasehold with the matching address. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?

You need to review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Bramhall and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also question the situation with the conveyancing lawyer who carried out the work.

I am buying a new build house in Bramhall benefiting from help to buy. The sellers would not reduce the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The house builders rep suggested that I not reveal to my lawyer about the extras as it would adversely affect my loan with the bank. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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.

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

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