I have given 2 months notice to my existing landlord and must leave my rented flat in Bracknell by 10/9/2025. Conveyancing for my house purchase is underway. Can I complete in 5 weeks as don't want to have to move into temporary accommodation?
The normal practice is not to serve notice on a rental until your lawyer suggests that you should. Assuming that you have not previously done so, speak to your solicitor and request that they apply pressure on the owners side, try to a target completion date that everyone will aim to achieve
There is lots of information on this site about conveyancing in Bracknell but can you isolate your top tip for finding the right conveyancer in Bracknell
We would encourage you not to go for the lowest Bracknell conveyancing quote. You really do get what you’re paying for when it comes to conveyancing solicitors. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.
I am helping my step-mother sell her property in Bracknell. Does the solicitor commission the energy assessment or should I organise this?
Following the abolition of HIPs, EPC’s became a required element of moving house. An energy performance certificate needs to be commissioned before the property is advertised. This is not something that conveyancers ordinarily organise. Where you are using a Bracknell conveyancing practitioner they may help arrange energy assessments given their relationships with long established Bracknell accredited person
My father advised me that in buying a property in Bracknell there may be various restrictions preventing external alterations to a property. Is this right?
There are a number of properties in Bracknell which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to perform external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Bracknell should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
My relative suggested that if I am buying in Bracknell I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
A search of this type is usually quoted for as part of the standard Bracknell conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing significant information about Bracknell around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Bracknell Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding Bracknell.
What tools are available to search for a Bracknell law firm on the Chelsea Building Society conveyancing panel? I have a car and am willing to travel upto 20kilometers to meet the lawyer.
Feel free to make use of the search on this website. Please select a bank and your location and you will see a number of Bracknell conveyancing lawyers locally. We have detailed some Bracknell conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can ring them to verify whether they are on the Chelsea Building Society member panel
Do online conveyancing companies do everything a local Bracknell solicitor does or must I use a solicitor for the final stages for my conveyancing in Bracknell?
Where you instruct an online conveyancer they should cover all the work your Bracknell conveyancer would cover.