I have given 8 weeks notice to my existing landlord and have to be out of my let out flat in Canning Town by 10/9/2025. Conveyancing on my purchase is progressing. Is it possible to complete in six weeks as I wish to avoid having to move into temporary accommodation?

It is unwise to provide notice for your letting until you have exchanged. Assuming that you have not previously done so, contact to your lawyer and request that they seek the assistance the owners side, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will look towards

I have been told that property searches are the number one reason for delay in Canning Town house deals. Is there any truth in this?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the determinations of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature within the most frequent causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Local searches are not likely to be the root cause of holding up conveyancing in Canning Town.

I have todayfound out that Wolstenholmes have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Canning Town for a purchase of a freehold house 9 months ago. How can I establish that my home is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?

The quickest method to see if the property is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Canning Town conveyancing specialists.

I'm buying a new build house in Canning Town with a mortgage from Santander. The sellers would not reduce the price so I negotiated 6k of extras instead. The estate agent advised me not reveal to my conveyancer about this deal as it will put at risk my mortgage with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

What are your top tips when it comes to choosing a Canning Town conveyancing practice to deal with our lease extension?

When appointing a property lawyer for lease extension works (regardless if they are a Canning Town conveyancing firm) it is most important that he or she should be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of conveyancing. We recommend that you talk with several firms including non Canning Town conveyancing practices before you instructing a firm. If the firm is ALEP accredited then so much the better. The following questions could be useful:

Can they put you in touch with clients in Canning Town who can give a testimonial? If the firm is not ALEP accredited then what is the reason?

I am the leaseholder of a first floor flat in Canning Town. In the absence of agreement between myself and the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the amount due for the purchase of the freehold?

Where there is a missing freeholder or where there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant statutes it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to determine the amount due.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Canning Town residence is 46 Credon Road in January 2014. On 11 September 2013 Deputy District Judge Price sitting at the Bow County Court made a vesting order that the freeholder surrender his lease and be granted a new lease of the Premises on such terms as may be determined by the First Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber).The appropriate sum as concluded by the Tribunal was £7225 This case was in relation to 1 flat. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 69.77 years.