Recently been in touch with my conveyancing lawyer in Hackney who completed the legal work two years ago asking for a conveyancing quote based on an identical type of house sale & purchase (a leasehold property and a freehold property) of almost identical values with a loan from Lloyds TSB Bank. It looks as though am now being charged twice the amount. Should I look for a cheaper internet conveyancer?
The estimate does seem a little on the high side. If you are prepared to spend time comparing prices you could reduce the fees slightly by say a hundred pounds. On the other hand, assuming were content with the service the firm offered you couldlive to regret choosing an a cheaper solicitor. If is important to check that the conveyancer can act for Lloyds TSB Bank. Do employ our search tool to locate a Hackney conveyancing firm on the Lloyds TSB Bank approved list of lawyers, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Hackney.
I used Arc property Solicitors a few years past for my conveyancing in Hackney. I now require my file however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Hackney of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Is it possible to change conveyancer as I have to retain a firm on the Lloyds TSB Bank conveyancing list. I hired a family conveyancing solicitor in Hackney round the corner but he is not accepted by Lloyds TSB Bank
It would be our pleasure to assist you select a conveyancing solicitor in Hackney on the Lloyds TSB Bank panel. Please note that the law firms that we on the directory do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Hackney. In utilising the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this website, you can scrutinise costs for conveyancing solicitors in Hackney and throughout England and Wales.
My husband and I are a couple of weeks into a freehold purchase having been recommend to solicitors by the local agent to perform conveyancing in Hackney. I am not happy. Can you you assist me in finding new solicitors?
They would have to be very bad in order to consider diss instructing them. Has your mortgage offer been issued? If so you will need to inform them of the new lawyer and ensure the mortgage documents are issued to the new lawyers. Your new conveyancer needs to be on the lenders panel to avoid supplemental fees and delays. That should be your first question of the new lawyers. Our search tool can help you find a lender approved solicitor for your home move in Hackney
I have just appointed agents to market my basement apartment in Hackney. Conveyancing lawyers have not yet been instructed, but I have just received a quarterly service charge invoice – Do I pay up?
The sensible thing to do is discharge the service charge as usual because all rents and service invoices will be allotted on completion, so you will be reimbursed by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.
I have attempted and failed to negotiate with my landlord to extend my lease without any joy. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal decide on such matters? Can you recommend a Hackney conveyancing firm to help?
You certainly can. We are happy to put you in touch with a Hackney conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a Hackney flat is 150 Amhurst Road in December 2013. The tribunal concluded that the premium to be paid by the applicant for the enfranchisement of the subject property was £43,500. This case was in relation to 4 flats. The unexpired term was 90 (or thereabouts).
What should I expect to pay for conveyancing in Hackney?
The total sum charged for conveyancing in Hackney are likely to be calculated at:
- a fixed charge; or
- an hourly rate (i.e. the time spent on the particular case).
In reality very few Hackney conveyancing practices invoice by the clock