Completed the sale of my flat in Rustington last June yet the purchaser is Skype messaging daily to moan that her conveyancer is waiting to hear from myconveyancer. What should my lawyer have done now that I have sold?

Post completion of your disposal your lawyer is committed to send the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. If applicable, your conveyancer should also send confirmation that the home loan has been repaid to the purchasers lawyers. There are no post completion formalities peculiar conveyancing in Rustington.

The Rustington conveyancing lawyers that I appointed last week on my purchase in Rustington have without warning closed. I chose them because I had to have a solicitor on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel and my family Rustington lawyer was not. I paid them funds on account. What should be my next steps?

Assuming that you have an Estate Agent in the equation then let them know straight away so that they advise the vendors that there may be a slight delay due to the problems encountered. Hopefully they will be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You should appoint new lawyers that are on the Kent Reliance 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 am selling our property in Rustington and according to the buyers it appears that there is a possibility that the property was built land that was not decontaminated. Any local lawyer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the buyers used a factory type conveyancing firm as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Rustington. Having lived in Rustington for 4 years we know that this is a non issue. Is it a good idea to get in touch with our local Authority to seek clarification need.

It would appear that you have a conveyancing firm already. Are they able to advise? You need to check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same ailment)

In my capacity as executor for the estate of my father I am selling a residence in Neath but I am based in Rustington. My lawyer (who is 250 kilometers awayneeds me to execute a stat dec prior to completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in Rustington who can witness and place their company stamp on the document?

strictly speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are located in Rustington

Do you have any top tips for leasehold conveyancing in Rustington from the point of view of saving time on the sale process?

• A significant proportion of the frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Rustington can be avoided where you instruct lawyers as soon as you market your property and request that they start to collate the leasehold information which will be required by the buyers’ conveyancers.
The majority of freeholders or managing agents in Rustington levy fees for providing management packs for a leasehold home. You or your lawyers should enquire as to the fee that they propose to charge. The management information sought on or before finding a buyer, thus accelerating the process. The typical amount of time it takes to obtain the necessary information is three weeks. It is the most usual reason for frustration in leasehold conveyancing in Rustington. Some Rustington leases require Licence to Assign from the landlord. If this applies to your lease, you should notify your estate agents to make sure that the purchasers put in hand financial (bank) and professional references. The bank reference will need to confirm that the buyers are financially capable of paying the yearly service charge and the actual amount of the service charge should be quoted in the bank’s letter. You will therefore need to provide your estate agents with the actual amount of the service charge so that they can pass this information on to the purchasers or their solicitors. You may think that you are aware of the number of years left on your lease but you should double-check by asking your lawyers. A buyer’s conveyancer will not be happy to advise their client to proceed with the purchase of a leasehold property the remaining number of years is less than 75 years. In the circumstances it is essential at an early stage that you consider whether the lease term for your property needs extending. If it does, contact your solicitors before you put your property on the market for sale. If you are supposed to have a share in the freehold, you should make sure that you have the original share certificate. Obtaining a new share certificate can be a lengthy process and slows down many a Rustington conveyancing deal. Where a reissued share certificate is required, do contact the company director and secretary or managing agents (if relevant) for this as soon as possible.

Rustington Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Queries Prior to buying

How is the lease structured? Best to be warned whether fixing the lift or some other significant cost is anticipated to be shared by the leasehold owners and may well materially impact the level of the service charges or necessitate a one off invoice. Make sure you discover if there is anything that is prohibited in the lease. For example some leases prohibit pets being allowed in in a block in Rustington. If you like the propertyin Rustington however your cat can’t make the move with you then you have a very hard decision.