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Having sold my house in Harlesden last April but our buyer keeps telephoning every few hours to moan that their conveyancer is waiting to hear from mylawyer. What are the post completion sale formalities following completion?

Following your sale your lawyer should send the transfer documentation and all additional paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. Where relevant, your lawyer should also confirm that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been redeemed to the purchasers solicitors. There is unlikely to be post completion steps specific conveyancing in Harlesden.

My bank has suggested solicitors on their panel based in Harlesden but I would rather use a conveyancing lawyer in Harlesden round the corner to me. Can you help?

The minority of Harlesden conveyancing firms are on all lender’s conveyancing panel. Please make use of the above search tool to find a Harlesden conveyancing solicitor on the on the bank panel.

Do I find a Licenced Conveyancer or Solicitor for conveyancing in Harlesden?

There are many recorded licenced Conveyancers in Harlesden and Solicitor firms in Harlesden offering conveyancing It is important to make clear that both are supervised by regulatory bodies with both specialising in the legal aspects of the home buying process. They may both also conduct associated property related work such as remortgage conveyancing, enfranchisement and transfer of equity conveyancing.

I have been told by my solicitor that lack of building regulations insurance is needed on my purchase. What is the level of cover for Harlesden conveyancing?

The appropriate level of lack of building regulations indemnity insurance should be dictated by who your lender. It would differ for example between Yorkshire Building Society and Coventry Building Society. Conveyancing solicitors as opposed to borrowers take out such insurances.

I recently had an offer agreed on an apartment in Harlesden. My financial adviser suggested a conveyancing practitioner. I paid an advanced payment of £150. A few days later, the solicitor called me to say that they were not on the Clydesdale 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 Clydesdale 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.

I am a sole trader wishing to lease a unit on the high street. Can you recommend lawyers offering no-move-no charges for commercial conveyancing in Harlesden for less than 2k?

We can recommend firms who have an in-depth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Harlesden, including the sale and acquisition of businesses as well as simply property. Whether you are looking to acquire or sell a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a complete business we can put you in touch with the right solicitor. Regarding the charges these will vary based on the structure and heads of terms of the proposed transaction. Let us have your contact information or email so as to enable us to furnish you with a detailed commercial conveyancing quote.

I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Harlesden for my sale. Is it possible to check a firm’s complaints history with the profession’s regulator?

Anyone may see published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations stemming from investigations started on or after Jan 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors record, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. International callers, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator may recorded call for training purposes.

All being well we will complete the sale of our £475,000 maisonette in Harlesden next Thursday. The management company has quoted £300 for Landlord’s certificate, insurance certificate and previous years service charge statements. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge an administration fee for a leasehold conveyance in Harlesden?

Harlesden conveyancing on leasehold maisonettes typically results in fees being levied by management companies :

Completing pre-exchange questions Where consent is required before sale in Harlesden Supplying insurance information Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale

Your lawyer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Harlesden leasehold premises is £350. For Harlesden conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are obliged to supply answers.

I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord to extend my lease without getting anywhere. Can I make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal? Can you recommend a Harlesden conveyancing firm to represent me?

Most certainly. We are happy to put you in touch with a Harlesden conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Harlesden residence is First Floor Flat 2B Fortune Gate Road in May 2013. the tribunal decided that the price payable for the lease extension was £9,331, together with £900 in respect of outstanding ground rent. This case related to 1 flat. The unexpired lease term was 74.31 years.