I have given 2 months notice to my existing landlord and must leave my let out property in Tilehurst by 6/2/2025. Conveyancing for my house purchase is underway. Can I complete in six weeks as I wish to avoid having to move into temporary accommodation?

Generally one should not provide notice for your lease unless you have exchanged. If you have not already done so, update to your conveyancer and request that they seek the assistance the sellers side, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will aim towards

We note that you have a search directory listing firms on the Co-operative conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a referral fee if I retain them for our conveyancing in Tilehurst?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Co-operative conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Tilehurst.

I have been recommended a conveyancing solicitor in Tilehurst. I I am struggling to find out if they are on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society conveyancing panel. Could you advise?

The first thing you should do is contact the lawyer and enquire if they can act for the bank. Alternatively please call Norwich and Peterborough Building Society who may be able to confirm.

Will our solicitor be raising questions regarding flooding during the conveyancing in Tilehurst.

The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for solicitors conducting conveyancing in Tilehurst. There are those who buy a house in Tilehurst, fully aware that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, leaving to one side the physical damage, where a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, satisfactory building insurance, or dispose of the property. There are steps that can be taken as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the buyer.

Solicitors are not qualified to impart advice on flood risk, but there are a number of checks that can be undertaken by the purchaser or on a buyer’s behalf which can figure out the risks in Tilehurst. The conventional set of information sent to a buyer’s conveyancer (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) includes a standard question of the owner to find out if the premises has historically flooded. If the property has been flooded in past which is not revealed by the owner, then a buyer may commence a compensation claim stemming from an incorrect response. A purchaser’s conveyancers will also conduct an environmental report. This should indicate if there is any known flood risk. If so, additional inquiries will need to be conducted.

How do I locate a Tilehurst solicitor on the Britannia conveyancing panel? I have wheels and am prepared to travel upto 10miles to meet the lawyer.

Feel free to make use of the facility on this page. Please select a mortgage company and your location and you will see a number of Tilehurst conveyancing lawyers locally. We have listed some Tilehurst conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can telephone them to verify whether they are on the Britannia member panel