Is there a reason why leasehold purchase conveyancing in South Harrow is more expensive?
South Harrow leasehold conveyancing transactions usually involve additional investigations than freeholds including investigating the Lease, liaising with the Landlord such as serving appropriate notices on the Landlord or managing agent, obtaining up-to-date service charge and management information, obtaining Landlord’s consents and reviewing management accounts and formation documents.
is it true that all South Harrow solicitors on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel are overseen by the SRA?
As solicitors, in order to be on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel they would need to be overseen by the SRA. Some banks do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel and in such a situation the practice would be regulated by the CLC.
I had an offer accepted on a house in South Harrow on 8/12/2025, valuation was booked five days later, received a clean bill of health. Property lawyer retained, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Aldermore and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. Are Aldermore entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Aldermore to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
Santander have agreed my home loan in principle, my bid on a flat in South Harrow has been accepted, what happens next?
Your property agent will wish to be informed of your property lawyer's details (be sure the property lawyers are on the lender’s panel). Contact Santander or your financial adviser and complete any outstanding documentation. Santander will appoint a valuer who will get in contact with the selling agent or seller to book a time for the valuation to occur. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes approximately a week for the mortgage offer to be issued. Santander will send the offer to you and your conveyancing practitioners. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in South Harrow.
I am purchasing a house and the conveyancer has mentioned Chancel Repair for which the property could be obligated to contribute to given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. He has recommended insurance. Is this strictly warranted for conveyancing in South Harrow
Unless a previous purchase of the house took place post 12 October 2013 you may take it that conveyancing practitioners handling conveyancing in South Harrow to remain recommending a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.
I'm buying my first flat in South Harrow with a mortgage from Coventry Building Society. The developers refused to reduce the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of extras instead. The sale representative advised me not to tell my solicitor about the deal as it will adversely affect my mortgage with Coventry Building Society. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.
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.
How simple is it to use your search app to choose a conveyancing lawyer in South Harrow on the panel for my bank?
Step one is to select a mortgage company such as Halifax, Virgin Money or Platform Home Loans Ltd then choose your location e.g. South Harrow. Conveyancing firms in South Harrow and further afield will then be listed.
I am due to consider costs for conveyancing in South Harrow from numerous property lawyer and decide on one. Do I instruct them to hold tight until I I have an offer accepted on a flat.
We would recommend that you only request your conveyancer to open a file and apply for searches once the offer has been accepted on the property particularly as South Harrow conveyancing searches are a couple of hundred pounds.