We were just about to sign contracts for a garden flat in Malden Rushett. We have hit a snag. Our loan offer with Bank of Scotland runs out on 31/3/2025 but the sellers are putting forward a completion date of 2/4/2025. Can one extend the loan expiry date?

The best person to deal with your concern is your conveyancer who should calculate whether he or she is corresponding with the mortgage company, vendor’s solicitors, estate agents or possibly all three based on the history of your conveyancing as of today.

Can your site be used to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Malden Rushett even if I’m not buying or selling a house, for instance where I want to buy an office in Malden Rushett with a loan from HSBC Bank?

The service is primarily there to find residential conveyancing solicitors in Malden Rushett but we have recorded at the bottom of this page a selection of Malden Rushett commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to make contact with the company directly to check if they are also authorised to represent HSBC Bank

How can we know in advance if a Malden Rushett conveyancing solicitor on the RBS panel is any good?

When it comes to conveyancing in Malden Rushett seeking recommendations is a good starting point. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one advertising the lowest fees. We would always suggest that you speak with the solicitor conducting your conveyancing.

I am buying a property in Malden Rushett. A rare aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Yorkshire BS have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?

As you are obtaining a mortgage with Yorkshire BS your lawyer must check the formal requirements set out in Section two of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Yorkshire BS. The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook contains minimum conditions for solar panel roof-space leases, and conveyancers are required to report to Yorkshire BS where a lease fails to meet these provisions. The provisions relate to the installation of panels on properties countrywide and is not limited to Malden Rushett.

Intending to buy a house in Malden Rushett. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Lender if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Malden Rushett conveyancing practitioner is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel.

About to purchase a new build apartment in Malden Rushett. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Malden Rushett

Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Please supply a car parking plan. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?

As co-executor for the will of my uncle I am disposing of a residence in Cardiff but I am based in Malden Rushett. My solicitor (approximately 300 miles awayrequires that I sign a stat dec ahead of completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in Malden Rushett who can witness this legal document for me?

Technically speaking you should not be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are Malden Rushett based