My previous solicitor has given a fee estimate £1700 for no sale no fee conveyancing in South Harrow. I’m looking to sell a Victorian house for £150,000. This appears overpriced. Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in South Harrow?
The charges are a tad high. Where you are prepared to expend time scrutinising quotes you might get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by perhaps a hundred pounds. That being said, you mightlive to rue opting for an an unknown solicitor. Remember to ensure the conveyancer can also act for your bank. Do use our search tool to get a quote a South Harrow conveyancing firm on the banks conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in South Harrow.
I am in a contract race with another prospective purchaser for a property in South Harrow. What can I do to speed up matters?
In the event that you are under pressure to exchange we would recommend that your solicitor is familiar with the area as they will have local connections and intelligence. It is even conceivable that they could have handled previoushouses in the same road. Therefore consider using a South Harrow conveyancing lawyer. In addition, make sure that the lawyer is on the on the approved list for your mortgage company. It is claimed that 18% of South Harrow conveyancing transactions are suspended or jeopardised after discovering a purchaser’s conveyancer was not on their banks member panel. This can often result in the legal transfer of property being delayed by as much as 21 days. It is believed that this issue affects approximately one hundred thousand home sales every year. Almost all South Harrow conveyancing firms can not represent certain mortgage companies so do check as early as possible.
My relative suggested that where I am buying in South Harrow I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
A search of this type is sometimes quoted for as part of the standard South Harrow conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of about 40 pages, listing and setting out significant information about South Harrow around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, South Harrow Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding South Harrow.
2 months have elapsed following my purchase conveyancing in South Harrow took place. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £160,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the residence from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £195,000 and found one close by in South Harrow I like with amenity areas and station in the vicinity, however it only has 52 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in South Harrow in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a short lease?
If you require a home loan that many years may be problematic. Reduce the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the premises for a minimum of twenty four months you can request that they commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer about this.
Taking into account that I will soon part with over three hundred thousand on a garden flat in South Harrow I would like to talk to a conveyancer about mytransaction ahead of instructing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?
We could not agree more - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you liaising with the conveyancer who will be doing your property ownership legalities in South Harrow.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is unique person, not a case reference. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are provided with for your conveyancing in South Harrow should be the figure that you are charged.