Can I use your services to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Harlesden even if I’m not buying or selling a house, for instance if I want to acquire a shop in Harlesden with a mortgage from Aldermore?
Our comparison service is predominantly there to select domestic conveyancing solicitors in Harlesden but we have recorded at the end of this page some Harlesden commercial conveyancing firms. You should make contact with the firm directly to see if they are also authorised to represent Aldermore
I own a renovated Georgian house in Harlesden. Conveyancing practitioner represented me and Barclays Direct. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are a couple of entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold with the matching property. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??
You need to assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Harlesden and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they sell they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also question the position with the conveyancing practitioner who conducted the purchase.
How does conveyancing in Harlesden differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build premises in Harlesden contact us having been asked by the housebuilder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is constructed. This is because builders in Harlesden tend to buy the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Harlesden or who has acted in the same development.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a house I have offered on last month in what was supposed to be a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Harlesden is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?
Flying freeholds in Harlesden are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Harlesden you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Harlesden may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.
My step-father has recommend that I use his conveyancing solicitors in Harlesden. Do I take his guidance?
There are no two ways about it the ideal way to find a conveyancing solicitor is to seek guidance from friends or relatives who have previously instructed the conveyancer you're contemplating using.
I happen to be an executor of my recently deceased parent's Will, with a bungalow in Harlesden which will be marketed. The bungalow has never been registered at HMLR and I'm told that many estate agents will insist that it is done before they will move forward. What's the procedure for this?
In the circumstances that you have set out it seems sensible to seek to register in the names of the personal representative(s) as named in the probate and in their capacity as PRs. HMLR’s online guidance explains how to register for the first time and what is required re the deeds and forms. You would need to include and certified copy of the probate as well and complete the form FR1 to refer to the PRs as the applicant.