I am purchasing a house for cash in Acocks Green. I have lived for the last Seventeen years in Acocks Green. Conveyancing searches are expensive. Given that I have knowledge of the road and vicinity very well must I have all the conveyancing searches?

If you not getting a mortgage, then the vast majority of the Acocks Green conveyancing searches are non-obligatory. Your conveyancer will ’encourage you, no-doubt strongly, that you should have searches completed, but he is duty bound to take that path of advice. Do consider; if you are intend to dispose of the house at a future date, it may be of importance to your future buyer what the searches determine. There are plenty of instances where properties with day to day issues can still throw up adverse search results. A good conveyancing solicitor in Acocks Green should provide you some practical advice in this regard.

Having sold my house in Acocks Green last January yet the purchaser is calling me complaining that his conveyancer is waiting to hear from mine. What should my lawyer have done now that I have sold?

Following your sale your solicitor is duty bound to send the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. If applicable, your solicitor should also confirm that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been repaid to the buyers lawyers. There are no post completion tasks specific conveyancing in Acocks Green.

I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Acocks Green. My lender is Tesco Bank

Tesco Bank have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 3/9/2025, the requirements read as follows :

About to purchase a new build apartment in Acocks Green. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Acocks Green

Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents.

I’m about to sell my basement flat in Acocks Green. Conveyancing lawyers have not yet been instructed, however I have just had a half-yearly maintenance charge demand – what should I do?

Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should clear the maintenance contribution as you normally would because all rents and maintenance invoices should 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 management companies 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. This will smooth the conveyancing process.

I acquired a split level flat in Acocks Green, conveyancing having been completed half a dozen years ago. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Comparable properties in Acocks Green with over 90 years remaining are worth £265,000. The ground rent is £50 levied per year. The lease comes to an end on 21st October 2101

With just 76 years left to run we estimate the price of your lease extension to span between £8,600 and £9,800 plus legals.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to advice on a more accurate figure in the absence of detailed investigations. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other concerns that need to be considered and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action based on this information without first getting professional advice.