Can the conveyancing solicitors identified via your ’find a lawyer’ app carry out right to buy conveyancing in Hitchin?
We work with plenty of conveyancing experts who can conduct right to buy conveyancing Please get in touch with us with a view to get a costs illustration.
Our bank has suggested a law firm on their panel based in Hitchin but I would rather instruct a conveyancing lawyer in Hitchin local to me. Can you help?
It is by no means the case that all Hitchin conveyancing practitioners are listed all lender’s conveyancing panel. Use our search tool to identify a Hitchin conveyancing solicitor on the on the bank panel.
I just bought a flat at auction in Hitchin. Conveyancing is necessary. What are my next steps?
Now that you have to all intents and purposes signed on the dotted line you must instruct a conveyancing solicitor soon as you will have a fast approaching a fixed date to complete the transaction. All auction property will ordinarily have a corresponding legal set of papers. This will include the copy title deeds, local authority and drainage searches. In the case of leasehold premises the auction pack may contain a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing paperwork pertinent to leasehold premises. You need to give this to the lawyer instructed by you as soon as possible. You also need to ensure that that you have the requisite funding in order to complete the transaction on the set completion date.
We previously selected conveyancers based in Hitchin on the Coventry BS solicitor panel. They have just billed me an additional fee for handling the Coventry BS mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee specified by Coventry BS?
As unfair as it may seem, as long as it’s in their Terms and Conditions or estimate then yes your property lawyer is entitled to levy a fee for this. The charge is not dictated by Coventry BS but by your Hitchin property lawyer. Numerous firms on the Coventry BS panel will levy an ‘acting for lender’ fee but many firms incorporate it on their overall fee.
I am currently in the process of buying my council flat in Hitchin. I have a mortgage offer with Clydesdale. Conveyancing is not something I have any knowledge of. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should have one. Any advice?
It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with Clydesdale, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel.
Do I need to take out insurance to address the risk of chancel repairs when purchasing a property in Hitchin?
Unless a prior purchase of the premises took place post 12 October 2013 you could assume that solicitors handling conveyancing in Hitchin to continue to recommend a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Hitchin?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Hitchin. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
Over the last few months I have been searching for a flat up to £195,000 and identified one close by in Hitchin I like with amenity areas and station in the vicinity, the downside is that it only has 61 years unexpired on the lease. There is not much else in Hitchin suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a lease with such few years left?
If you need a home loan the shortness of the lease may be problematic. Reduce the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the property for at least 2 years you can request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor about this.