I have given 2 months notice to my existing landlord and must vacate my let out flat in Quedgeley by 29/8/2025. Conveyancing for my house purchase has just started. Can I complete in a couple of weeks as don't want to have to find short term accommodation?

Generally one should not give notice for your letting unless your lawyer suggests that you should. Assuming that you have not previously done so, speak to your conveyancer and request that they apply pressure on the sellers solicitors, try to a target completion date that all parties will aim towards

When it comes to mortgage companies such as Principality, do Quedgeley solicitors incur a fee to be on the list of approved solicitors?

We are unaware of any lender fees to be on their list of approved firms, although some do charge an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel submission.

We are getting a further advance on our mortgage from Nationwide as we intend to carry out a loft conversion to our home in Quedgeley. Do we need to select a bricks and mortar Quedgeley solicitor on the Nationwide conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?

Nationwide do not ordinarily appoint firms on their conveyancing panel to deal with the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Nationwide panel.

Yorkshire BS have agreed my home loan in principle, my bid on a house in Quedgeley has been agreed to, what happens next?

The estate agent will need to know who your solicitors are (ensure that the lawyers are on the lender’s panel). Telephone Yorkshire BS or the broker and finish off any outstanding paperwork. Yorkshire BS will instruct a valuer who will get in touch with the estate agent or owners to schedule a slot for the valuation to take place. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes about a week for the mortgage offer to be issued. Yorkshire BS will issue the offer to you and your solicitors. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Quedgeley.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Quedgeley. Conveyancing is necessary evil 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 conveyancing.

Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Quedgeley

Please supply a car parking plan. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. 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. The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore.

I am selling my home. My previous conveyancers have shut. I am in need of a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. Im based in Quedgeley if that makes a difference.

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My mother purchased her house in Quedgeley in 2007. She has got married, widowed and has recently married again. She intends to sell the house next moths. I suspect that she will just be need to supply copies of the marriage papers to the lawyer however she is concerned it will hold up the house sale. Should she instruct a conveyancing practitioner to update the Land Registry details for the house?

You are not required to update the register providing you have the evidence needed to demonstrate how the change of name has come about.

Any purchaser’s lawyer should examine the title information and request evidence to establish the change of name e.g. marriage documentation.