My previous solicitor has quoted £1150 for fixed fee conveyancing in Hook. I am selling a modern detached home for £275,000. This sounds over the top. Is it in excess of the average fee for conveyancing in Hook?
The charges are a bit high. Where you are content to expend time contrasting charges you may be able to get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by perhaps £100 plus VAT. That being said, you couldlive to regret choosing an a cheaper solicitor. Remember to check the solicitor can represent your mortgage company. You can employ our search tool to find a Hook conveyancing firm on the banks member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Hook.
Do the conveyancing solicitors via your comparison service handle attended exchange conveyancing in Hook?
We do have a number of conveyancing specialists who can conduct 24hr exchanges. You should call us to obtain a costs illustration and details as to availability.
I am buying a garden flat in Hook. Conveyancing solicitors are said to be ‘a necessary evil’ but can I do it myself?
Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Hook you will have to appoint a solicitor on your bank'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 Hook.
My colleague advised me that if I am purchasing in Hook I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
This is a search is sometimes included in the estimate for your Hook conveyancing searches. It is a large report of about 40 pages, listing and detailing significant information about Hook around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Hook Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information about Hook.
My wife and I may need to let out our Hook garden flat temporarily due to a new job. We instructed a Hook conveyancing practice in 2003 but they have since shut and we did not have the foresight to seek any guidance as to whether the lease allows us to sublet. How do we find out?
Some leases for properties in Hook do contain a provision to say that subletting is only allowed with permission. The landlord is not entitled to unreasonably refuse but, in such cases, they would need to see references. Experience suggests that problems are usually caused by unsatisfactory tenants rather than owner-occupiers and for that reason you can expect the freeholder to take up the references and consider them carefully before granting permission.
I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord to extend my lease without success. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal decide on such issues? Can you recommend a Hook conveyancing firm to help?
Most certainly. We are happy to put you in touch with a Hook conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Hook premises is Flat D 15 Claremont Gardens in September 2013. TheTribunal determined in accordance with section48 and Schedule13 of the Leasehold Reform,Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 that the premium for the extended lease should be fourteen thousand one hundred and eighty seven pounds (£14,187.00) This case affected 1 flat.
Our conveyancing in Hook is set to complete next Friday, but the couple I am buying from has asked to move out 24 hours later at midday. Do I accept such a plan?
You can't complete on a Saturday because the bank systems are not operational.