Can you suggest a Halifax sanctioned Hartlepool conveyancing solicitor that can complete within 10 days? Am I best advised to unstruct a high street Hartlepool firm or a nationwide conveyancer?
We can recommend some very good Hartlepool conveyancing firms. You can also walk up the main road in Hartlepool. Approach two or three firms and ask to speak with a conveyancing solicitor for a fee estimate. Mention your expectations together with the reasons and get a commitment on speed. Choose the lawyer that you are most comfortable with.
When can the exchange of contracts happen for residential conveyancing in Hartlepool and am I required to be at the solicitors office?
Where you are round the corner to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Hartlepool you are invited in to sign documents. However, the firms we recommend offer a countrywide conveyancing service and give as equally diligent and professional a job for you when dealing with you electronically. The signing of the contract is not when everything is set in stone. A signed contract is necessary for the firm to exchange contracts when the time is right, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The procedure is is usually a five minute process, although where a lengthy "chain" is involved, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Hartlepool)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.
The Hartlepool conveyancing lawyers that I recently instructed on my purchase in Hartlepool have suddenly closed. I chose them because I had to have a firm on the Nottingham conveyancing panel and my previous Hartlepool lawyer was not. I paid them 275 plus VAT in advance. What should be my next steps?
If you have an estate agent involved then let them know immediately so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Hopefully they will be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You will need to appoint new lawyers that are on the Nottingham conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new solicitors may be able to help.
four months have gone by since my purchase conveyancing in Hartlepool took place. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £170,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the residence from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
We are four weeks into a residential purchase having been referred to conveyancers by the estate agent to carry out the conveyancing in Hartlepool. I am not happy. Could you you assist me in finding new conveyancers?
They would have to be very poor in order to consider replacing them. Has your mortgage been sent? In the event that it has you need to inform them of the new contact details and ensure the loan are re-sent. Your conveyancer should be on the lenders panel to avoid added fees and complications. So that should be your first question of the new lawyers. Our find a solicitor tool will help you find a lender approved lawyer for your conveyancing in Hartlepool
Harry (my fiance) and I may need to sub-let our Hartlepool 1st floor flat temporarily due to a new job. We instructed a Hartlepool conveyancing practice in 2002 but they have since shut and we did not think at the time seek any advice as to whether the lease allows us to sublet. How do we find out?
A lease dictates relations between the freeholder and you the leaseholder; specifically, it will set out if subletting is banned, or permitted but only subject to certain conditions. The accepted inference is that if the lease contains no expres ban or restriction, subletting is permitted. Most leases in Hartlepool do not contain strict prohibition on subletting – such a provision would undoubtedly devalue the flat. In most cases there is a basic requirement that the owner notifies the freeholder, possibly sending a duplicate of the tenancy agreement.
I invested in buying a basement flat in Hartlepool, conveyancing was carried out in 2004. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Comparable properties in Hartlepool with an extended lease are worth £191,000. The ground rent is £55 charged once a year. The lease finishes on 21st October 2077
You have 53 years remaining on your lease we estimate the price of your lease extension to be between £27,600 and £31,800 as well as plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.
The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure in the absence of detailed due diligence. Do not use the figures in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be other concerns that need to be considered and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action placing reliance on this information without first getting professional advice.