I have given 8 weeks notice to my existing landlord and have to be out of my rented apartment in Dickens Heath by . Conveyancing for my house purchase has just started. Can I complete in 5 weeks as don't want to have to find temporary accommodation?

It is unwise to serve notice on a rental unless your lawyer suggests that you should. If you have not previously done so, speak to your lawyer and request that they seek the assistance the sellers solicitors, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will look towards

What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Dickens Heath

Two types of professional can execute conveyancing in Dickens Heath namely CLC regulated conveyancers or solicitors. Both professionals handle conveyancing services that you need to complete the disposal or purchase of property. They are both required to perform Dickens Heath conveyancing on similar standards and guidelines so you can be safe in the knowledge that your conveyancing will be properly administered and that all requirements and procedures will be correctly taken.

I am being advised by my lawyer that breach of easement insurance is required on my purchase. What is the typical level of cover needed for conveyancing in Dickens Heath?

The appropriate level of breach of easement indemnity insurance depends on who your lender is. It would differ for example between and . Conveyancing practitioners as opposed to borrowers take out such insurances.

I am the single beneficiary of my late father’s will with all property in now in my sole name, including the house in Dickens Heath. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in . I want to move. I do know about the Mortgage Lenders 6 month 'rule', meaning my proprietorship may be treated the same way as if I'd bought the property in . Do I have to wait half a year to sell?

The CML handbook instructs 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 might be caught by that. many banks would take a pragmatic view as this obligation is principally there to identify the purchase and immediately sell or the quick reselling of property.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Dickens Heath?

Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Dickens Heath. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I put an offer in last month in what should have been a quick, chain free conveyancing. Dickens Heath is the location of the property. Is there any advice you can give?

Flying freeholds in Dickens Heath are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Dickens Heath you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Dickens Heath may determine 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 residence.

A licensed conveyancer acted on my conveyancing in Dickens Heath three years past having stored my registration documents but has since been shut down – What can I do to retreive them?

Deeds, as such, are no longer appropriate for the majority of properties in Dickens Heath are registered digitally at Land Registry. If you need to establish ownership or are disposing of or re-mortgaging your should obtain up to date copies of the register from the Land Registry in any case.

If you feel there may be other documents or you have any other queries please e-mail your request with details of the transaction and documents you need to filerequest@clc-uk.org. The CLC will let you know what information they have and any additional information they may need before they are in a position to identify and send the documents to you. Following an intervention it may take some time for the CLC to access archived files and documents, but your request will be actioned as quickly as possible.