My best friend’s sister is a property lawyer. I anticipate that I will receive preferential pricing for conveyancing, but if not, what level of costs would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Harrow on the Hill?
You should contrast pricing. Do use our search tool on this site. You will notice that estimates do contrast greatly but service levels do are distinct between solicitors as is true with most professions.
We are looking to buy a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Harrow on the Hill who is on the RBS conveyancing panel. Can you recommend a local conveyancing firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for RBS . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Harrow on the Hill.
We're in Harrow on the Hill, FTBs purchasing with a mortgage (lender is UBS , and our solicitor is on the UBS conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?
The fact that your lawyer is on the UBS conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no property lawyer should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.
We are buying a property and the lawyer has referenced Chancel Repair to which the house may be obligated to contribute to as it falls into the area of such a church. He has suggested insurance. Is this really necessary for conveyancing in Harrow on the Hill
Unless a previous purchase of the premises completed after 12 October 2013 you can take it that lawyers carrying out conveyancing in Harrow on the Hill to remain encouraging a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on last month in what should have been a quick, no chain conveyancing. Harrow on the Hill is where the house is located. Can you offer any guidance?
Flying freeholds in Harrow on the Hill are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Harrow on the Hill you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Harrow on the Hill 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.
I have just found out that one of the partners of the solicitors handling the purchase conveyancing in Harrow on the Hill is an aunty of the vendor. Is this acceptable?
On the basis that no conflict arises this is permitted. Where you are needing a home loan then the mortgage company may have a say as many mortgage companies have specific requirements on this. For example for Nationwide Building Society as of 24/11/2025, the requirements read as follows :