Is there a search tool that I can use to check that the solicitor carrying out my conveyancing in Enfield Highway is on the bank’sapproved panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Halifax thus spending £175.00 in additional legal fees.
Please do make the most of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this web page. Pick the mortgage company and type ‘Enfield Highway’ or your location and you will discover a number of lawyer offices in Enfield Highway or nearest you.
There is lots of here about conveyancing in Enfield Highway but can you isolate your top tip for choosing the right conveyancer in Enfield Highway
It would be unwise to be seduced by the cheapest Enfield Highway conveyancing fees. You really do get what you’re paying for when it comes to property lawyers. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you know exactly what you’ll have to pay in advance.
We had instructed conveyancing lawyers based in Enfield Highway on the RBS solicitor panel. They have just invoiced me a separate sum for dealing with the RBS mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee set by RBS?
Unfortunately, as long as it is in their Terms of Engagement or estimate then yes your property lawyer can levy a fee for this. This fee is not set by RBS but by your Enfield Highway lawyer. Plenty of firms on the RBS panel will levy an ‘acting for lender’ fee but many firms incorporate it on their overall fee.
After much negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Enfield Highway. My financial adviser suggested a solicitor. I paid an advanced payment of £175. Not long after, the lawyer called me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Kent Reliance panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
Should our solicitor be making enquiries concerning flooding during the conveyancing in Enfield Highway.
The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for lawyers dealing with homes in Enfield Highway. Plenty of people will acquire a house in Enfield Highway, fully aware that at some time, it may be flooded. However, aside from the physical destruction, if a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, satisfactory insurance cover, or sell the property. Steps can be carried out during the course of a house purchase to forewarn the buyer.
Lawyers are not best placed to offer advice on flood risk, however there are a numerous checks that may be undertaken by the purchaser or by their solicitors which will figure out the risks in Enfield Highway. The conventional set of information sent to a purchaser’s lawyer (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) contains a usual question of the vendor to determine if the property has ever been flooded. If the premises has been flooded in past which is not notified by the vendor, then a purchaser may issue a legal claim for losses resulting from an inaccurate response. The purchaser’s lawyers should also commission an environmental report. This will indicate if there is any known flood risk. If so, further investigations should be made.
The deeds to our property can not be found. The solicitors who conducted the conveyancing in Enfield Highway 10 years ago have long since closed. What do I do?
In today’s world there are duplicates made of almost everything, and your conveyancer will be aware exactly where to find all the appropriate paperwork so you may buy or sell your house without a hitch. If duplicates are not available, your lawyer may be able to arrange cover in the form of insurance or indemnities protecting you against possible claims on your property.
I'm remortgaging my existing home to a buy to let mortgage with Halifax and intend to use the remaining equity as a down payment on a second house. The area we are interested in is Enfield Highway. Will your solicitors be able to act for both sets of lenders and tie in the transactions?
Make use of our comparison tool on this page to check that the solicitors are approved by both mortgage companies. Having checked that they are your solicitor will be able to simultaneously deal with the two conveyancing matters but you should have a chat with you solicitor and make apparent your desired outcome and requirements.
I am in need of some leasehold conveyancing in Enfield Highway. Before I set the wheels in motion I would like to find out the number of years remaining on the lease.
If the lease is recorded at the land registry - and most are in Enfield Highway - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.
I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord to extend my lease without success. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on such matters? Can you recommend a Enfield Highway conveyancing firm to act on my behalf?
Absolutely. We can put you in touch with a Enfield Highway conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Vesting Order and Purchase of freehold matter before the tribunal for a Enfield Highway flat is Ground Floor Flat 4A Baronet Road in February 2010. Following a vesting order by Edmonton County Court on 23rd December 2008 (case number 8ED064) the Tribunal decided that the price that the Applicant for the freehold interest should pay is £8,689.00 This case affected 2 flats. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 80.01 years.