I have given 2 months notice to my existing landlord and have to be out of my rented property in Whitby by . Conveyancing for my house purchase has just started. How realistic is it to complete in three weeks as I wish to avoid having to move into temporary accommodation?

Generally one should not provide notice on a rental until your lawyer suggests that you should. Assuming that you have not previously done so, update to your conveyancer and request that they seek the assistance the other lawyers, try to a target completion date that everyone will work to achieve

I am planning to acquire a property and require a conveyancing solicitor in Whitby who is on the approved. Can you recommend a local firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for in certain locations such as Whitby. We dont recommend any particular firm.

My bid for a property was accepted at auction in Whitby. Conveyancing is required. What are my next steps?

Having legally bound yourself to purchase you will need to retain a conveyancing solicitor soon as you are facing a fast approaching deadline in which to complete the purchase. Every auction property will ordinarily have a bespoke auction pack. This will include most,if not all of the paperwork that your conveyancer will need. Where you are dealing with leasehold premises the legal pack may contain a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing paperwork pertinent to leasehold premises. You need to pass this on to the solicitor instructed by you as soon as possible. You also need to ensure that that you have the requisite funding in place to complete the transaction on the set completion date.

I'm the sole recipient of my late mum's will and I have everything in my name alone, including the house in Whitby. The Whitby property was put into my name in . I plan to dispose of the house. I do know about the CML six month 'rule', which means that my proprietorship could be regarded the same way as if I'd bought the property in . Will no one buy the property for half a year?

The CML handbook instructs conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you might be caught by that. How sensible a view banks take of it, depend on the bank as this clause is chiefly there to identify the purchase and immediately sell or the flipping of property.

We have a mortgage agreed in principle with . Whitby conveyancing solicitors have been selected. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from ?

Some lenders take longer than others. Have conducted the valuation? Have you informed as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.

I appreciate that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to take this when buying a property in Whitby? or Apparently there is a law dating back centuries that could mean that house owners residing in a parish church boundary may be liable to pay for repairs to the chancel within the church. Is this relevant for conveyancing in Whitby?

Unless a prior purchase of the house took place post 12 October 2013 you could assume that lawyers carrying out conveyancing in Whitby to continue to advocate a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.

Estate agents have just been given the go-ahead to market my basement flat in Whitby. Conveyancing solicitors are to be appointed soon, but I have just had a yearly maintenance charge demand – what should I do?

It best that you clear the service charge as you normally would as all ground rent and service invoices should be apportioned as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you will be reimbursed by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer unless 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. This will smooth the conveyancing process.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Whitby - Sample of Queries Prior to buying

For most Whitby leaseholds the outlay for major works tend not to be included within maintenance charges, albeit that some managing agents in Whitby ask tenants to pay into a sinking fund created for the specific intention of establishing a fund for larger repairs or maintenance. Who manages the block? Best to be warned if redecorating or some other significant cost is due in the foreseeable future to be shared amongst the tenants and will materially impact the level of the maintenance fees or necessitate a one off payment.