I am looking for value for money property lawyer. Should I go for for a web based conveyancer rather than a local Hersham conveyancing lawyer?
Hersham is a special area, where regional insight is a big bonus. The laid-back lifestyle has an upside – just not for your house move. The property lawyers that we endorse combine specialist Hersham know how with a proactive, hands-onapproach that ensures everything runs smoothly. It is a distinct advantage if they can make use of well established relationships with financial advisers, estate agents, surveyors and other Hersham conveyancing practices
Do the conveyancing practitioners identified through your search tool handle auction conveyancing in Hersham?
We know of a number of niche practitioners we can put you in touch with those conducting auction conveyancing. Hersham is one of our areas of in which our lawyers have a presence.
We are purchasing a flat in Hersham. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a solicitor? On the day of competition we will need to deposit funds into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our deposit?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Aldermore. I assume I don't need a Hersham solicitor on the Aldermore panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your Aldermore 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 Aldermore mortgage from the register. Aldermore, 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 Aldermore has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- Aldermore has instructed the Land Registry to do so
I can not work out if my bank obliges me to make sure the lease term for the flat is extended prior to the completion date. I have telephoned my Hersham bank branch on a couple of occasions and was told they are content with the situation and they would lend. My Hersham conveyancing solicitor - who is on the lender conveyancing panel- called to say that they would not lend based on their specific requirements. Who do I believe?
Provided that the solicitor is on the mortgage company panel, they must adhere to the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook requirements for the bank. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the lender will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the lender to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years remaining.
We are selling our home in Hersham and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being constructed on contaminated land. Any local conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers used an internet conveyancing firm as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Hersham. Having lived in Hersham for six years we know that this is a non issue. Is it a good idea to contact our local Authority to get confirmation need.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing lawyer currently acting for you. Are they able to advise? You need to 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)
I'm remortgaging my current home to a BTL loan with Bank of Ireland and intend to use the remaining equity as a deposit on further property. The area we are looking at is Hersham. Will your lawyers be able to act for both sets of mortgage companies and tie in the transactions?
Do use our comparison tool on this site to check that the solicitors are on the relevant lender panels. On the basis that they are the conveyancer should be able to connect the two deals but you should talk with you solicitor and make clear your expectations and needs.
A conveyancing firm dealt with my conveyancing in Hersham half a dozen years past and was holding my registration certificates but has now closed – how do I retreive these?
Deeds, as such, no longer exist as the majority of homes in Hersham are registered digitally at Land Registry. Should you need to show evidence of proprietorship or are disposing of or refinancing your conveyancer will need to obtain up to date copies of the register from the Land Registry in any case.
If you feel there may be other documents or you have any other queries please e-mail your request with details of the transaction and documents you need to filerequest@clc-uk.org. The CLC will let you know what information they have and any additional information they may need before they are in a position to identify and send the documents to you. Following an intervention it may take some time for the CLC to access archived files and documents, but your request will be actioned with reasonable haste.