I am expecting a mortgage offer from Halifax. I would like to enlist the help of a Licensed Conveyancer in Hermon. Does the Halifax Conveyancing panel exclude Licensed Conveyancers?
The Halifax approved solicitor list is, like many other lenders, represented by the Council or Mortgage Lenders or Building Society Association, open to Licensed Conveyancers regulated by the CLC.
I have given 8 weeks notice to my current landlord and have to be out of my let out property in Hermon by 29/10/2026. Conveyancing for my house purchase is underway. Is it possible to complete in three weeks as I wish to avoid having to find short term accommodation?
The normal practice is not to give notice for your tenancy unless you have exchanged. Assuming that you have not previously done so, speak to your conveyancer and ask them to they apply pressure on the other side, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will aim towards
It is a dozen years since I purchased my house in Hermon. Conveyancing solicitors have just been instructed on the sale but I am unable to track down my title deeds. Is this a problem?
Don’t worry too much. Firstly the deeds may be with the lender or they could stored with the conveyancers who oversaw your purchase. Secondly the chances are that the property will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers obtaining current official copies of the land registers. Most conveyancing in Hermon involves registered property but in the unlikely event that your property is unregistered it is more tricky but is not insurmountable.
Me and my brother own a semi-detached Victorian house in Hermon. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and Aldermore. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are two entries: the first freehold, the second leasehold with the exact same address. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??
You should read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Hermon and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also question the situation with the conveyancing lawyer who conducted the purchase.
How does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my business premises in Hermon and how can you help?
The particular law that you refer to gives protection to commercial tenants, giving them the right to make a request to court for a continuation of occupancy when the lease comes to an end. There are limited grounds that a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are complex. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Hermon is one of our many locations in which the firms we work with have offices
I need to instruct a conveyancing practitioner in Hermon for my house move. Can I see a solicitor's record with the profession’s regulator?
One can search for documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions stemming from investigations started on or after 1 January 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find details Pre 2008, or to check a firm's record, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For non-uk callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA may recorded telephone calls for training reasons.