My friend's uncle is a solicitor. I suspect that I will be offered friends and family fee for conveyancing, but if not, what level of fees should I be expecting for conveyancing in Hedge End?
Do compare pricing. Do use our comparison tool on this site. The amounts do be different but the service one can expect differ between law firms as is the case with the vast majority of professional services.
My husband and I are refinancing our apartment in Hedge End with Clydesdale. We have a son approaching twenty who lives at home. Our solicitor has asked us to disclose any adults other than ourselves who reside at the property. Our lawyer has now e-mailed a document for our son to sign, waiving any legal rights in the event that the property is repossessed. I have two concerns (1) Is this form unique to the Clydesdale conveyancing panel as he did not need to sign this form when we remortgaged 5 years ago (2) In signing this form is our son in any way compromising his right to inherit the property?
First, rest assured that your Clydesdale conveyancing panel solicitor is doing the right thing as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to Clydesdale. This is solely used to protect Clydesdale if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave. It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of Clydesdale had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.
I am purchasing a garden flat in Hedge End. Can I do my own conveyancing?
Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Hedge End you will have to appoint a solicitor on your lender's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Hedge End.
A relative advised me that where I am buying in Hedge End I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
A search of this type is usually included in the estimate for your Hedge End conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing important information about Hedge End around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime details, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data regarding Hedge End.
I am buying a new build apartment in Hedge End. 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 legal work.
Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Hedge End
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Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose?
Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Hedge End ahead of retaining conveyancers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. My surveyor advised that some lenders may refuse to issue a loan on such a premises.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different requirements from Halifax. If you contact us we can check with the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Hedge End. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Hedge End to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.