I have given 8 weeks notice to my current landlord and must be out of my let out apartment in Cottenham Park by 16/10/2025. Conveyancing for my house purchase has just started. How realistic is it to complete in a couple of weeks as don't want to have to move into temporary accommodation?

The normal practice is not to serve notice for your letting unless your lawyer suggests that you should. Assuming that you have not already done so, contact to your solicitor and ask them to they chase the owners side, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will work towards

Our mortgage company has recommended a law firm on their panel based in Cottenham Park but I would rather choose a conveyancing lawyer in Cottenham Park or nearer to where I live. Are you able to help?

Far from all Cottenham Park conveyancing solicitors are on all banks conveyancing panel. Use the above search tool to locate a Cottenham Park conveyancing firm on the on the mortgage company panel.

Should my conveyancer be raising questions regarding flooding during the conveyancing in Cottenham Park.

Flooding is a growing risk for conveyancers carrying out conveyancing in Cottenham Park. There are those who acquire a property in Cottenham Park, fully expectant that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, leaving to one side the physical damage, where a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, suitable building insurance, or sell the property. Steps can be carried out during the course of a property purchase to forewarn the purchaser.

Lawyers are not qualified to give advice on flood risk, but there are a various checks that can be carried out by the purchaser or by their conveyancers which should figure out the risks in Cottenham Park. The standard completed inquiry forms given to a buyer’s lawyer (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) incorporates a usual inquiry of the seller to determine whether the premises has ever been flooded. In the event that the residence has been flooded in past which is not revealed by the seller, then a buyer could bring a legal claim for losses stemming from an inaccurate response. The buyer’s solicitors should also conduct an environmental search. This will reveal if there is any known flood risk. If so, more detailed inquiries should be made.

About to purchase a new build apartment in Cottenham Park. 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.

Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Cottenham Park

If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease.

I am looking to sell my property. My previous solicitors closed down. I am in need of a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. I happen to live in Cottenham Park if that makes a difference.

You should use our search tool to help you find a solicitor for your conveyancing in Cottenham Park. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with lender approved solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move goes with a minimum of fuss.