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Completed the sale of my flat in Thurmaston last November yet the purchaser is telephoning every few hours complaining that their conveyancer is waiting to hear from mine. What are the post completion sale formalities following completion?

Following your sale your solicitor is obliged to deliver the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors. Depending on the transaction, your conveyancer must also evidence that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been repaid to the buyers lawyers. There is unlikely to be post completion requirements peculiar conveyancing in Thurmaston.

How does conveyancing in Thurmaston differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build residence in Thurmaston contact us having been asked by the housebuilder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is completed. This is because new home sellers in Thurmaston usually buy the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Thurmaston or who has acted in the same development.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I put an offer in two weeks back in what was supposed to be a simple, chain free conveyancing. Thurmaston is where the house is located. Is there any advice you can give?

Flying freeholds in Thurmaston are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Thurmaston you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Thurmaston may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.

I have just appointed agents to market my ground floor apartment in Thurmaston. Conveyancing solicitors are to be appointed soon, but I have recently received a yearly service charge demand – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?

It best that you clear the maintenance contribution as normal as all ground rent and maintenance charges will be allotted on completion, so you will be reimbursed by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.

Thurmaston Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Queries before buying

Many Thurmaston leasehold flats will incur a service charge for the upkeep of the block invoiced on behalf of the landlord. Should you acquire the flat you will have to meet this charge, usually quarterly throughout the year. This may differ from a couple of hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for buildings with lifts and large common areas. In all likelihood there will be a rentcharge for you to pay yearly, ordinarily this is not a significant sum, say around £50-£100 but you should to enquire as on occasion it can be prohibitively expensive. The prefered form of lease arrangement is if the freehold title is owned by the leaseholders. In this scenario the tenants have being in charge if their destiny and notwithstanding that a managing agent is usually employed where the building is bigger than a house conversion, the managing agent is directed by the tenants. This information is useful as a) areas could result in problems for the building as the common areas may start to deteriorate if repairs are not paid for b) if the tenants have an issue with the managing agents you will need to have full disclosure