My friend's step-father is a solicitor. I am hopeful that I will receive preferential fee for conveyancing, but if not, what kind of costs would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Swanscombe?
You should contrast pricing. Do use our comparison tool on this page. Whilst estimates do be different but service levels do are distinct between law firms as is true with the vast majority of professional services.
We're in Swanscombe, First timers buying with a mortgage (lender is HSBC , and our solicitor is on the HSBC conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?
The fact that your lawyer is on the HSBC conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no conveyancer should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.
It has been 4 months since my purchase conveyancing in Swanscombe completed. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £180,000. 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 property 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.
Am I right to be concerned about estate agents that I am dealing with are suggesting a nationwide conveyancing firm as opposed to a local Swanscombe conveyancing practice?
As with many service providers, often recommendations from connections can be very helpful. Yet there are many players in a conveyancing matter; estate agents, financial adviser and banks may suggest solicitors to retain. Sometimes these lawyers might be known to one of the organisations as experts in their field, but occasionally there is an underlying financial incentive behind the recommendation. You are at liberty to select your preferred lawyer. However, bear in mind that some banks have an approved list of lawyers you have to use for the lender related work in your home move.
I’m about to sell my ground floor flat in Swanscombe. Conveyancing has not commenced, but I have recently received a yearly maintenance charge demand – Do I pay up?
Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should clear the maintenance contribution as normal as all ground rent and maintenance payments will be allotted as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.
After years of correspondence we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Swanscombe. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?
Most certainly. We can put you in touch with a Swanscombe conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Swanscombe property is Various @ Colombus Square in January 2012. the Tribunal calculated the premiums to be paid for new leases for each of the flats in Mariners Walk to be £3822 and the premium to be paid for the new lease of 2 Knights Court to be £4439. This case affected 13 flats. The unexpired lease term was 76 years.
My friend mentioned that when selecting a conveyancing firm they must be approved by your bank. This is my first house move but I have an AIP from Santander and I already have a bricks and morter conveyancing lawyer in Swanscombe at the ready. Does Virgin Money need an approved lawyer to be instructed? Does a list of panel conveyancers even exist for my conveyancing in Swanscombe?
You should instruct a solicitor that is on the Virgin Money panel. Simply telephone your chosen Swanscombe conveyancing solicitor and ask if they are on the Virgin Money panel. If they are not approved you have a number of choices available to you here:
- Carry on with your preferred Swanscombe lawyer but Virgin Money will no doubt retain a conveyancer from their approved panel. This will result in additional fees together with probable interruption.
- Appoint a new conveyancing practitioner to conduct the conveyancing, not forgetting to check that they are on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel.
- Convince your property lawyer to pull out all the stops to get listed on the Virgin Money panel of solicitors.