We note that you have a search directory listing law firms on the Santander conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I retain them for our conveyancing in Harlow?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Santander conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Harlow.
I have been recommended a conveyancing solicitor in Harlow. I I am struggling to find out whether they are on the Platform Home Loans Ltd conveyancing panel. Could you assist?
You should call the conveyancer and ask them if they are on the lender panel. Otherwise you can call Platform Home Loans Ltd who may be able to assist.
I am looking for a leasehold apartment up to £245,000 and identified one near me in Harlow I like with a park and transport links in the vicinity, the downside is that it only has 52 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Harlow suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a short lease?
If you need a mortgage the shortness of the lease will likely be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the premises for a minimum of 2 years you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor about this.
Taking into account that I will soon spend 450k on a two bedroom apartment in Harlow I would like to have a conversation with the lawyer about myconveyancing prior to appointing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?
We could not agree more - we would be pleased to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you liaising with the lawyer due to be conducting your conveyancing in Harlow.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is an important individual, not a file reference. The practices that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are provided with for your conveyancing in Harlow should be the amount on the final invoice that you end up paying.
Completion is due on our sale of a £300,000 garden flat in Harlow in just under a week. The managing agents has quoted £300 for Certificate of Compliance, insurance certificate and previous years statements of service charge. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge exorbitant fees for a flat conveyance in Harlow?
Harlow conveyancing on leasehold apartments normally involves the buyer’s conveyancer sending questions for the landlord to address. Although the landlord is under no legal obligation to answer such questions the majority will be willing to do so. They are entitled to charge a reasonable charge for responding to enquiries or supplying documentation. There is no upper cap for such fees. The average costs for the information that you are referring to is over three hundred pounds, in some transactions it is above £800. The administration charge invoiced by the landlord must be accompanied by a summary of rights and obligations in relation to administration fees, otherwise the invoice is technically not due. Reality however dictates that you have no option but to pay whatever is demanded should you wish to sell the property.
I bought a ground floor flat in Harlow, conveyancing formalities finalised 10 years ago. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Comparable properties in Harlow with a long lease are worth £196,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 invoiced every year. The lease runs out on 21st October 2090
You have 64 years remaining on your lease the likely cost is going to be between £15,200 and £17,600 plus professional fees.
The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs in the absence of comprehensive investigations. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional concerns that need to be taken into account and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you move forward based on this information before getting professional advice.
Do I cancel the direct debit for my mortgage with Coventry BS once a completion date for my sale in Harlow has been set?
No, you should maintain paying any mortgage sums to Coventry BS until the mortgage is discharged out of the proceeds of sale as part of your Harlow conveyancing.