My friend's mother is a conveyancing practitioner. I suspect that I will receive preferential pricing for conveyancing, but if not, what level of costs would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Harlow?
You should contrast pricing. Make use of our comparison tool on this page. The amounts seem to be different but the service one can expect differ between law firms as is the case with the vast majority of professional services.
We are a couple about to exchange contracts for a garden flat in Harlow. We encountered a problem. Our loan offer with Bank of Ireland expires on 22/4/2025 but the sellers are insisting on a completion date of 24/4/2025. Can one extend the mortgage expiry date?
The person best placed to deal with your question is your conveyancer who should determine whether they should be discussing with the bank, vendor’s conveyancers, property agents or indeed all three taking into account what has gone on in your conveyancing to date.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Harlow. My lender is Tesco Bank
Tesco Bank have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 20/2/2025, the requirements read as follows :
My wife and I are purchasing a property in Harlow. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a conveyancer? On the day of competition we will need to put our life savings into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our monies?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
If you had a top tip for selecting a conveyancing solicitor in Harlow what would it be?
It would be unwise to be swayed by the cheapest Harlow conveyancing costs illustration. You really do get what you pay for when it comes to conveyancing solicitors. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you know exactly what you’ll have to pay in ahead of the deal.
My husband and I are spending time looking at apartments in Harlow and I am about to put in an offer. Should I already have a conveyancing practitioner appointed at this point? I am planning to take a mortgage with TSB.
You should start obtaining conveyancing quotes from solicitors ASAP. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their details on to the selling agent. Given that you are getting a mortgage with TSB, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the TSB conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.
I know that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to take this when acquiring a property in Harlow? or Apparently there is historic law that could mean that homeowners residing in a parish church boundary may be liable to pay for maintenance towards the chancel in proximity to the church. Is this a legitimate concern for conveyancing in Harlow?
Unless a prior purchase of the premises completed post 12 October 2013 you can expect solicitors conducting conveyancing in Harlow to continue to recommend a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.
How does conveyancing in Harlow differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build residence in Harlow come to us having been asked by the builder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is ready to move into. This is because builders in Harlow typically purchase 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 property lawyers 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 Harlow or who has acted in the same development.