I was referred a solicitor who has sent a quote for £1200 for freehold conveyancing in Mill Hill. I’m looking to sell a Victorian house for £250,000. Are the quoted fees excessive? Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Mill Hill?
The costs illustration is fractionally on the expensive side. Where you are content to spend time comparing prices you may be able to get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by as much as £125. That being said, you mightcome to rue opting for an a cheaper solicitor. Don't forget to ensure the solicitor can also act for your bank. You can use our comparison tool to find a Mill Hill conveyancing practice on the banks member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Mill Hill.
I require conveyancing for an apartment in a relatively new development (five years built) in Mill Hill. 95% of the appartments are already occupied. Do I need carry out the local searches as part of conveyancing in Mill Hill?
A big part of the Mill Hill legal transfer of property is the conveyancing searches. There are numerous companies who offer Mill Hill conveyancing searches, as well straight from the local authority. These are known collectively as personal search companies due to them carrying out, personal searches. However, all Local Authority Search conveyancing products have one thing in common - they must secure their information from the local authoritative source.
We are planning to acquire a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Mill Hill who is on the Nottingham approved panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Nottingham . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Mill Hill.
My Conveyancer in Mill Hill has never been on on the Clydesdale Solicitor Panel. Can I still continue with my prefered solicitor notwithstanding that they are not on the Clydesdale approved list?
Your options are as follows:
- Complete the purchase with your existing Mill Hill solicitors but Clydesdale will need to instruct a conveyancer on their list of acceptable firms. This will inevitably rack up the total legal fees and result in frustration.
- Get an alternative lawyer to act in the purchase, not forgetting to check they are on the Clydesdale panel
I have recentlydiscovered that Action Conveyancing have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Mill Hill for a purchase of a leasehold flat 10 months ago. How can I establish that the property is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?
The quickest method to see if the property is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Mill Hill conveyancing specialists.
I am purchasing my first flat in Mill Hill with the aid of help to buy. The builders refused to reduce the price so I negotiated 6k of extras instead. The property agent told me not to tell my conveyancer about the deal as it would impact my mortgage with Bank of Ireland. Should I keep quiet?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.