We are planning to buy with Loughborough BS. I called into 3 or 4 high street firms but am struggling to find a Harefield conveyancing firm on the Loughborough BS approved list. Could you help?
Please do make use of the search tool on this web page. Pick the building society and type Harefield or your preferred area and you will see numerous solicitors based in Harefield or by proximity to you.
This question may be naive but I am wet behind the ears as FTB of a two bedroom flat in Harefield. Do I collect the keys to the property on completion from my lawyer? If this is the case, I will find a local conveyancing solicitor in Harefield?
On the day of completion you do not need to attend the conveyancers office in Harefield. Conveyancing lawyers for you will electronically transfer the purchase money to the seller's lawyers, and once they have received this, you should be able to pick up the keys from the property Agents and move into your new home. This tends to happen between 1 and 3pm.
Can I be sure that the Harefield conveyancing solicitor on the HSBC panel is any good?
When it comes to conveyancing in Harefield seeking recommendations is a good starting point. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one which is cheap as chips. We would always suggest that you speak with the lawyer conducting your transaction.
I recently had an offer accepted on a house in Harefield. My financial adviser suggested a solicitor. I paid an advanced payment of £225. Soon after, the conveyancer contacted me to say that they were not on the Virgin Money 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 Virgin Money 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.
four months have gone by since my purchase conveyancing in Harefield concluded. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £160,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the residence from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
I have been on the look out for a flat up to £195,000 and found one near me in Harefield I like with a park and transport links in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 52 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Harefield in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error buying a short lease?
Should you need a home loan the shortness of the lease will be an issue. Discount the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the property for at least twenty four months you may ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor concerning this matter.
We're FTB’s - agreed a price, but the property agent advised that the seller will only proceed if we use the agent's recommended solicitors as they want an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a family conveyancer with experience of conveyancing in Harefield
It is unlikely the sellers are driving this. Should the owner desire ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a serious buyer is counter productive. Avoid the agents and go straight to the sellers and explain that (a)you are genuine purchasers (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances in place © you have nothing to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you will continue to appoint your preferred Harefield conveyancing solicitors - as opposed tothe ones that will give their estate agent a kickback or meet his conveyancing targets set by senior management.
I only have Fifty years remaining on my lease in Harefield. I now want to extend my lease but my freeholder is absent. What options are available to me?
If you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be extended by the Court. However, you will be required to prove that you or your lawyers have done all that could be expected to find the lessor. For most situations a specialist may be useful to try and locate and to produce a report to be accepted by the court as proof that the landlord is indeed missing. It is wise to seek advice from a conveyancer in relation to proving the landlord’s absence and the application to the County Court covering Harefield.
Following years of dialogue we are unable to agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Harefield. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?
Most certainly. We are happy to put you in touch with a Harefield conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Harefield residence is Flats 8, 11 and 15 Craigmore Court 46 Murray Road in December 2013. The tribunal held that the price payable by the Applicant tenant of Flat 8 to acquire an extended lease shall be £26,438 plus £1 to the intermediate lessee . The tribunal held that the price payable by the Applicant tenants of Flat 11 to acquire an extended lease shall be £26,791 plus £1 to the intermediate lessee. The tribunal held that the price payable by the Applicant tenant of Flat 15 to acquire an extended lease shall be £26,638 plus £1 to the intermediate lessee . This case related to 3 flats. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 71 years.