Will conveyancers request an advanced payment for conveyancing in Hampton Wick?
If you are buying a property in Hampton Wick your solicitor will ask you put them with monies to cover the search fees. This will be the total of the cost of the Local Authority Search. If any deposit is as part of the purchase price then this should be required immediately before exchange of contracts. Any further balance that is needed should be sent to your lawyer a few days ahead of the day of completion.
I have Fifty Six years remaining on my lease and need a lease extension for my flat in Hampton Wick. Conveyancing solicitors on the Platform panel can deal with such extensions correct?
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are getting a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 23/5/2026 the requirements read as follows :
I am helping my niece sell her house in Hampton Wick. Will the conveyancing solicitor order the energy performance certificate or it is for me to coordinate?
Following the demise of Home Packs, EPC’s was maintained a required component of selling a house. An EPC must be to hand prior to the property being advertised. This is not something that law firms ordinarily organise. If you are instructing a Hampton Wick conveyancing lawyer they may be willing to arrange energy assessments due to their contacts with reputable local providers
Is it the case that all Hampton Wick CQS (Conveyancing Quality Scheme) solicitors are on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel?
It is true that some lenders now utilise CQS as the starting point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. The Law Society’s CQS membership however gives no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. That being said,the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitor practices wishing to join their approved list of conveyancing solicitors.
Our sealed bid on a house in Hampton Wick has been agreed to, but there is a chain. The vendors have offered on a flat, however it’s not yet tied up, and have viewings of other apartments booked. I have selected a high street conveyancing solicitor in Hampton Wick. What do I do now? At what point should I apply for the mortgage with Kent Reliance?
It is usual to have concerns where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur expenses too early (mortgage application is in the region of one thousand pounds, then valuation, Hampton Wick conveyancing search charges, etc). The first thing to do is ensure that your lawyer is on the Kent Reliance approved list. As to the next stages this very much depends on the specifics of your case, desire for the property and on the state of the market. In a hot market the majority of home buyers would apply for the mortgage with Kent Reliance and arrange for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they ask their property lawyer to press on with the conveyancing in Hampton Wick.
I'm buying a new build house in Hampton Wick with the aid of help to buy. The developers refused to reduce the price so I negotiated 6k of additionals instead. The estate agent advised me not to tell my lawyer about this side-deal as it could put at risk my mortgage with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
I am looking into buying my first house which is in Hampton Wick and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Hampton Wick. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Hampton Wick area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Hampton Wick. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found
Is it the case that all Hampton Wick law firms on every lender conveyancing panel?
The Lexsure search tool on this page may be of use or you can go into your local bank branch in Hampton Wick. the probability is that they will know some good conveyancing solicitors in Hampton Wick