I'm the only beneficiary of my late father’s will and I have everything in my name now, including the house in Brompton. The Brompton property was put into my name in . I want to move. I do know about the CML six month 'rule', which means that my proprietorship may be treated the same way as though I had purchased the property in . Is the property unsalable for six months?

The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook obliges conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you could be impacted by that. How sensible a view banks take of it, depend on the lender as this provision is primarily there to identify subsales or the flipping of properties.

I have decided to exercise my right to buy my property in Brompton off the council. I have a mortgage agreed with . Conveyancing is not something I have any knowledge of. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should use one. Any advice?

It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with , you will need to appoint a solicitor on the conveyancing panel.

I had an offer accepted on a property in Brompton on , valuation was booked 3 days later, all came back fine. Solicitor retained, so the only thing outstanding was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?

Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

Do commercial conveyancing searches reveal impending roadworks that may affect a commercial property in Brompton?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Brompton will carry out a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers expend in sourcing accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Brompton. The search result provides definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Brompton.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Brompton it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately could cause delays to Brompton commercial conveyancing deals as well as present a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not conducted for residential conveyancing in Brompton.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on last month in what was supposed to be a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Brompton is the location of the property. Can you offer any opinion?

Flying freeholds in Brompton are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Brompton you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Brompton 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.

Hoping to buy a property located in Brompton and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Brompton. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Brompton area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Brompton. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

Brompton Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Sample of Questions you should consider Prior to buying

You should be aware if it is no more than 80 years it will affect the marketability of the apartment. Check with your mortgage company that they are content with the length of the lease. A short lease means that you will almost definitely need a lease extension at some point and you need to have some idea of what this will be. For most Bromptonlease extensions you would need to own the premises for two years before you are entitled to extend the lease. In the main the outlay for major works are not incorporated into the service charges, although a few managing agents in Brompton ask leasehold owners to pay into a sinking fund created for the specific purpose of building a fund for larger works.