Recently contacted my conveyancing solicitor in Hatch End who completed the legal work 18 months ago requesting a conveyancing estimate based on the same type of home move (a leasehold premises and a freehold property) of almost identical values with a loan from The Mortgage Works. I am now being charged double. Better the devil I know or do I try and find an alternative property lawyer?
The estimate does seem a little steep. Where you are willing to expend time comparing quotes you might trim some of the expense by perhaps a hundred pounds. On the other hand, providing that you were satisfied with the assistance the firm offered you mightlive to regret choosing an an untested lawyer. If is important to check that the conveyancer can represent The Mortgage Works. You can make use of our search tool to choose a Hatch End conveyancing firm on the The Mortgage Works conveyancing panel, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Hatch End.
IfI was to acquire a freehold propertyin Hatch End mortgage fee and have no survey and no conveyancing searches how much should I expect to have to pay for conveyancing in Hatch End?
The sole saving you would make on is the Hatch End conveyancing searches. The property lawyer still got to do everything else - money laundering, communicating with your vendors lawyer, stamp duty return, register the title etc. You might save a bit for them not having to register a mortgage however it will not be meaningful.
Is there a reason why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Hatch End costs more?
Hatch End leasehold conveyancing transactions usually involve additional investigations than freeholds including investigating the Lease, liaising with the Landlord such as serving applicable notices on the Landlord or managing agent, obtaining up-to-date service charge and management information, obtaining Landlord’s consents and reviewing management accounts and formation documents.
What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Hatch End
There are many registered licenced Conveyancers in Hatch End and Solicitor firms in Hatch End who can assist with your conveyancing We would stress that the two are supervised by regulatory bodies with both specialising in the legal work in transferring property. The two can handle other property legal work such as remortgage conveyancing, enfranchisement and transfer of equity conveyancing.
Have just purchased a repossessed house at auction in Hatch End. Conveyancing is needed. What happens now?
Given that you have now for all intents and purposes signed on the dotted line you must find a conveyancing practitioner as a matter of priority as you are faced with a fast approaching a drop dead date to complete the property. All auction property should have an associated auction pack. This will likely include most,if not all of the paperwork that your lawyer requires. Where you are dealing with leasehold property the conveyancing papers should provide a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing paperwork specific to leasehold premises. You must give this to the conveyancer instructed by you ASAP. Do make sure that you have funds in place to complete the transaction on the set completion date.
When it comes to lenders such as Yorkshire BS, do Hatch End solicitors face a fee to be on the list of approved solicitors?
We are not aware of any lender fees to be on their panel, although some do levy an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.
We are selling our home in Hatch End and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was constructed land that was not decontaminated. A high street Hatch End conveyancer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers instructed a factory type conveyancing practice rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Hatch End. We have lived in Hatch End for three years we know that this is a non issue. Do we contact our local Authority to get confirmation that there is no issue.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing solicitor currently acting for you. What do they say? You should check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same sickness)
My husband and I are FTB’s - agreed a price, but the agent advised that the vendor will only issue a contract if we instruct the agent's preferred lawyers as they want a ‘quick sale’. My instinct tells me that we should use a family solicitor used to conveyancing in Hatch End
It is highly unlikely the vendors are driving this. Should the seller desire ‘a quick sale', turning down a motivated buyer is going to damage their objectives. Avoid the agents and go straight to the sellers and make the point that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances in place © you have nothing to sell (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)however you are going to use your preferred Hatch End conveyancing lawyers - not the ones that will earn the negotiator at the agency a introducer fee or meet his conveyancing thresholds pre-set by senior management.