If house moving wasn’t stressful enough, the Coronavirus has seemingly sent the world into chaos

With all this uncertainty, the biggest question facing our industry is ‘How will this affect my house move’. We want to assure all of our clients that from our side it is ‘business as usual’ and we are still continuing to act in your best interest and get you moved as smoothly as possible.

There are, however, several factors which may have a knock on effect on timescales. Sadly, due to the Coronavirus, many people have had to self-isolate and work from home. This will include conveyancers and employees of other industries who we work alongside during the conveyancing process such as banks, housing associations, local authorities, land registry etc.

There will be a period of adjustment and during this time of upheaval if you are moving it is important not to panic but also, where possible, to be flexible with your own timescales for moving as your matter may be delayed.

Completion dates may also be affected as those who have to self-isolate will not be able to move. If contracts have already exchanged the date may have to be re-negotiated to a date which is better suited.

If you are concerned about your mortgage offer expiring speak with your lender about obtaining an extension. We will assist you with this where we can.

For the protection of our clients and staff at this time we are not seeing clients in our offices. If however it is urgent and you need to come in please call your conveyancer in the first instance.

We have made provisions for all of our staff to work remotely if it does reach that stage. We are taking Government & Law Society advice and are monitoring the situation daily. We are however conducting meetings through the phone, video conferencing, Microsoft Teams and the like.

Be safe and remember to wash those hands.

In this new world of uncertainty we want to continue working to make your conveyancing transaction as stress free as possible. If you are affected by the Coronavirus and have any questions about this then please speak with your conveyancer by calling 01908 660966 / 01604 828282 or by email.