I have given 2 months notice to my current landlord and have to be out of my let out apartment in Welwyn Garden City by 15/1/2025. Conveyancing on my purchase is progressing. Is it possible to complete in a couple of weeks as I wish to avoid having to move into temporary accommodation?

The normal practice is not to provide notice on a rental until you have exchanged. If you have not already done so, speak to your conveyancer and urge them to they chase the other lawyers, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will work towards

When reading online forums for a cheap solicitor in Welwyn Garden City, most comment that I must look for a CQS accredited solicitor. What is CQS?

The Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) provides a kitemark for residential conveyancing practices issued by the Law Society. Membership achievement establishes a level of credibility for member firms with stakeholders (regulators, lenders, insurers and consumers) based upon: * the integrity of the senior responsible officer and other key conveyancing staff * the firm's adherence to good practice management standards * compliance with best practice conveyancing procedures via the scheme protocol It includes many partnerships who handle conveyancing in Welwyn Garden City.

I used Action Conveyancing several years past for my conveyancing in Welwyn Garden City. I now require my papers but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Welwyn Garden City of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

Am I best advised to use a Welwyn Garden City conveyancing lawyer who is local to the property I am buying? An old friend can handle the legal work however his firm is located 300miles away.

The benefit of a local Welwyn Garden City conveyancing practice is that you can drop in to execute paperwork, present your ID and pester them if necessary. Having local Welwyn Garden City know how is a benefit. That being said it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If if people you trust used your friend and in the main were happy that should outweigh using an unknown Welwyn Garden City conveyancing lawyer just because they are based in the area.

Are there frequently found deficiencies that you come across in leases for Welwyn Garden City properties?

Leasehold conveyancing in Welwyn Garden City is not unique. All leases are individual and legal mistakes in the legal wording can sometimes mean that certain sections are missing. For example, if your lease is missing any of the following, it could be defective:

A provision for the recovery of money spent for the benefit of another party. Repairing obligations to or maintain parts of the premises

You may have a problem when selling your property if you have a defective lease as they can affect a potential buyer’s ability to obtain a mortgage. Nationwide Building Society, The Royal Bank of Scotland, and Bank of Ireland all have very detailed conveyancing instructions when it comes to what is expected in a lease. If a mortgage lender believes that the lease is defective they may refuse to grant the mortgage, forcing the buyer to pull out.

Welwyn Garden City Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Questions you should ask before buying

Best to be warned if changing the roof or some other major work is coming up to be shared between the leaseholders and could well dramatically increase the the maintenance fees or require a one off invoice. Are any of leasehold owners in arrears of their service charge payments? If a Welwyn Garden City lease has no more than 80 years it will impact the marketability of the property. It is worth checking with your lender that they are willing to go ahead with the loan given the lease term. Leases with fewer than 80 years remaining means that you will probably require a lease extension sooner rather than later and it is worth discovering what this will be. Remember, in most cases you would be be obliged to have owned the property for 24 months before you are entitled to extend the lease.