My previous solicitor has quoted £1150 for no completion no fee conveyancing in Havering-atte-Bower. I’m hoping to sell a purpose built house for £275,000. This sounds expensive. Is it above the norm for conveyancing in Havering-atte-Bower?
The estimate does seem marginally steep. If you shop around you could decrease the fees slightly by as much as £125. That being said, you maycome to regret opting for an an unknown solicitor. Remember to enquire the firm can also act for your mortgage company. Do employ our comparison tool to select a Havering-atte-Bower conveyancing firm on the banks conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Havering-atte-Bower.
My son is in the process of securing a house that has just been built in Havering-atte-Bower with a mortgage from Santander. His lawyer has said that there is a delay in completing the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. Who needs to receive the form?
The document is intended to provide information to the main parties involved in the transaction. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the Santander conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the valuer when asked. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the Santander conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.
I am thinking of mortgaging my home in Havering-atte-Bower, does my lawyer have to be on the Clydesdale Conveyancing panel?
In theory, you could use a solicitor that is not on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel, but Clydesdale 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.
What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Havering-atte-Bower
There are many registered licenced Conveyancers in Havering-atte-Bower and Solicitor practices in Havering-atte-Bower to choose from We would stress that the two are supervised by regulatory bodies with both specialising in the legal work in the home buying process. They may both also handle associated property related work such as remortgage conveyancing, enfranchisement and transfer of equity conveyancing.
When it comes to lenders such as Barclays, do Havering-atte-Bower solicitors incur an annual charge to be on the conveyancing panel?
We are not aware of any lender fees to register on their list of approved firms, although some do levy an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel submission.
We expect to receive a OIP from Bank of Ireland this week so we can work out what to offer on a property we like as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Bank of Ireland recommend any Havering-atte-Bower solicitors on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel, or is it better to go independently?
You will need to appoint Havering-atte-Bower solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Bank of Ireland through the process.
My friend suggested that if I am buying in Havering-atte-Bower I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
A search of this type is occasionally included in the estimate for your Havering-atte-Bower conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing important information about Havering-atte-Bower around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Havering-atte-Bower Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Havering-atte-Bower Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information concerning Havering-atte-Bower.
My wife and I purchased a leasehold flat in Havering-atte-Bower. Conveyancing and Barnsley Building Society mortgage went though with no issue. A letter has just been received from someone saying they have taken over the reversionary interest in the property. Attached was a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1993. The conveyancing solicitor in Havering-atte-Bower who previously acted has now retired. What should I do?
The first thing you should do is contact HMLR to be sure that the individual purporting to own the freehold is in fact the registered owner of the freehold reversion. There is no need to incur the fees of a Havering-atte-Bower conveyancing lawyer to do this as it can be done on-line for less than a fiver. You should note that regardless, even if this is the rightful landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.
I have had difficulty in seeking a lease extension in Havering-atte-Bower. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on premiums?
in cases where there is a missing landlord or if there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant legislation it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to calculate the amount due.
An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Havering-atte-Bower flat is 37 Lodge Court High Street in November 2013. the decision of the LVT was that the premium to be paid for the new lease was £25,559 This case related to 1 flat. The remaining number of years on the lease was 57.5 years.