We were about to retain a conveyancing solicitor in Winchmore Hill found using your comparison tool but stumbled across alternative estimates via the web look cheaper – how come?
There are a variety of conveyancing companies offering theoretically looks to be cut price. You should think long and hard about how much you respect your own move to you are willing to take 'cheap' risks in relation to the quality of the legal work. Some embed fees well inside the terms of business. The solicitors that we put forward for conveyancing in Winchmore Hill neverbehave this way.
When can the exchange of contracts take place for purchase conveyancing in Winchmore Hill and am I required to attend the solicitors office?
Where you are local to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Winchmore Hill you are invited in to sign documents. However, the law practices we recommend provide countrywide coverage for conveyancing and provide as equally comprehensive and professional a job for you when communicating with you electronically. The signing of the sale agreement is not the important part. Signing on the dotted line simply enables the firm to exchange contracts at the appropriate time, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The procedure is is usually a five minute process, although where a lengthy "chain" is in the mix, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Winchmore Hill)to be in the office at the appropriate time.
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Winchmore Hill. My lender is Accord Mortgages
Accord Mortgages have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 20/6/2025, the requirements read as follows :
How does conveyancing in Winchmore Hill differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Winchmore Hill approach us having been asked by the builder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is built. This is because builders in Winchmore Hill typically acquire the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Winchmore Hill or who has acted in the same development.
How do I search for a Winchmore Hill law firm on the Godiva Mortgages Ltd conveyancing panel? I am a keen cyclist and am happy to travel upto 10kilometers to meet the solicitor.
Feel free to make use of the facility on this website. Please pick a mortgage company and your location and you will see a number of Winchmore Hill conveyancing lawyers located nearest you. We have detailed some Winchmore Hill conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can contact them to see if they are on the Godiva Mortgages Ltd panel
I am tempted by the attractive purchase price for a couple of maisonettes in Winchmore Hill which have approximately forty five years unexpired on the leases. should I be concerned?
A lease is a right to use the property for a prescribed time frame. As a lease shortens the value of the lease reduces and it becomes more expensive to acquire a lease extension. This is why it is often a good idea to extend the lease term. Sometimes it is difficult to sell a property with a short lease because mortgage companies may be reluctant to lend money on such properties. Lease extension can be a protracted process. We recommend you seek professional help from a conveyancer and surveyor with experience in this field.
After years of dialogue we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Winchmore Hill. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?
if there is a missing landlord or if there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant statutes it is possible to make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to arrive at the premium.
An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Winchmore Hill flat is First Floor Flat 109 Lyndhurst Road in May 2010. Following a vesting order by Edmonton County Court on 29th October 2009 the Tribunal decided on a figure of £5,012 for a lease extension. This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 81.79 years.