It has taken forever and a day but a mortgage agreement from NatWest for the refinancing of my 2 bedroom flat is due imminently. Could you put forward a low cost conveyancing law firm in Hastings?
You are on the wrong site if you are in need of a cheap conveyancing solicitors in Hastings. We can offer you affordable conveyancing but we do not aim to advertise as being the cheapest. Resist the temptation to appoint brokers teasing you with low cost conveyancing in Hastings. At best, in being led by cheap conveyancing, you will get your money’s worth and at worst you will end up being stung for extras and still not end up with the service expected.
Can you explain why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Hastings costs more?
In short, leasehold conveyancing in Hastings and elsewhere usually necessitates extra hours of investigation compared to freehold transactions. This includes reviewing the lease, communicating with the landlord about the service of appropriate notices, obtaining current service charge and management information, procuring the freeholder’s consents and reviewing management accounts. The obligations on both the landlord and the tenant in the lease need to be studied by the buyer’s conveyancing team and read from beginning to end – no matter how many different leaseholders have owned the lease since it was first entered into.
I am thinking of refinancing my home in Hastings, does my lawyer have to be on the Nottingham Solicitor panel?
In theory, you could use a solicitor that is not on the Nottingham conveyancing panel, but Nottingham would require one of their panel solicitors to be instructed to act in their interests, and you'd have to pay for this - so most people instruct a panel solicitor. It's also easier, as otherwise you'd have to deal with two solicitors for the same conveyancing matter.
We previously chose solicitors located in Hastings on the Nottingham solicitor approved list. They are now charging me a separate charge for dealing with the Nottingham mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee set by Nottingham?
As unfair as it may appear, as long as it’s in their Terms of Engagement or Quote then yes your conveyancer is entitled to levy a fee for this. The charge is not set by Nottingham but by your Hastings lawyer. Numerous firms on the Nottingham panel will quote an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.
I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Kent Reliance. I assume I don't need a Hastings conveyancer on the Kent Reliance panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.
If you have finished paying off your Kent Reliance mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Kent Reliance mortgage from the register. Kent Reliance, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
- but are not moving to another property
- where Kent Reliance has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- Kent Reliance has instructed the Land Registry to do so
I have decided to exercise my right to buy my property in Hastings off the council. I have a mortgage offer with RBS. Conveyancing is not something I have any knowledge of. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should use one. Any advice?
It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with RBS, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the RBS conveyancing panel.
Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Hastings. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.
Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Hastings
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Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose?
I have just found out that one of the directors of the conveyancing practice undertaking the purchase conveyancing in Hastings is is the father of the seller. Is this acceptable?
As long as there is no conflict of interest this should be fine. If you are needing mortgage finance then the bank may have a say as many lenders have specific requirements concerning this. For example for Lloyds TSB Scotland as of 2/6/2026, the requirements read as follows :