I have given 2 months notice to my current landlord and must be out of my let out property in Bridlington by 11/11/2025. Conveyancing for my house purchase is progressing. Is it possible to complete in a couple of weeks as I wish to avoid having to find temporary accommodation?

It is unwise to serve notice on a rental until exchange of contracts has taken place. Assuming that you have not already done so, contact to your conveyancer and ask them to they apply pressure on the other lawyers, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will aim towards

We note that you have a search directory identifying law firms on the Barclays conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I retain them for our conveyancing in Bridlington?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Barclays conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Bridlington.

I have 71 years remaining on my lease and require a lease extension for my flat in Bridlington. Conveyancing solicitors on the Chelsea Building Society panel can deal with such extensions correct?

Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are obtaining a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Chelsea Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 15/9/2025 the requirements read as follows :

Forgive me if this question is silly but I am unseasoned as a 1st time buyer of a garden flat in Bridlington. Do I receive the keys to the premises on the completion date from my solicitor? If so, I will find a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Bridlington?

On the day of completion you do not need to go to the conveyancers office in Bridlington. Your solicitors will arrange to send the purchase money to the seller's lawyers, and once they have received this, you will be invited to collect the keys from the selling Agents and move into your new home. Usually this occurs between 1 and 3pm.

is it true that all Bridlington solicitor firms on the TSB conveyancing panel are overseen by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?

As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the TSB conveyancing panel they would need to be regulated by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Some lenders do permit licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such organisation would be governed by the CLC.

I recently had an offer agreed on a house in Bridlington. My financial adviser suggested a property lawyer. I paid an on account payment of £225. Not long after, the property lawyer contacted me to say that they were not on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Virgin Money panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

Back In 2009, I bought a leasehold flat in Bridlington. Conveyancing and Barclays Direct mortgage went though with no issue. I have received a letter from someone claiming to own the reversionary interest in the property. It included a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1992. The conveyancing practitioner in Bridlington who acted for me is not around. Do I pay?

First make enquiries of HMLR to make sure that the individual claiming to own the freehold is in fact the registered owner of the freehold reversion. You do not need to instruct a Bridlington conveyancing lawyer to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for less than a fiver. Rest assured that in any event, even if this is the rightful landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.

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Please inform me if there are any major works anticipated that will add a premium to the maintenance charges? Are any of leasehold owners in arrears of their service charge payments? Who manages the building?