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Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Colindale

Do the conveyancing lawyers revealed via your ’find a lawyer’ app perform right to buy conveyancing in Colindale?

We have identified plenty of conveyancing firms carrying out right to buy conveyancing Do contact us to get a conveyancing quote.

As a novice what is the most important piece of guidance you can give me about purchase conveyancing in Colindale?

You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Colindale and elsewhere in England and Wales is an adversarial process. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there is lots of opportunity for confrontation between you and other parties involved in the ownership transfer. For example, the seller, selling agent and even potentially a lender. Choosing a solicitor for your conveyancing in Colindale an important selection as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONE person in the transaction whose role it is to act in your legal interests and to keep you safe.

On occasion a potential adversary will attempt to convince you that you should follow their advice. As an example, the estate agent may claim to be helping by suggesting your solicitor is wrong. Or your financial adviser may try to convince you to do something that is contrary to your conveyancers recommendation. You should always trust your lawyer above all other parties when it comes to the legal transfer of property.

Me and my brother have a terraced Georgian property in Colindale. Conveyancing lawyer acted for me and Barclays . I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw two entries: the first freehold, the second leasehold with the exact same address. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??

You need to review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Colindale and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also enquire as to the position with the conveyancing lawyer who conducted the purchase.

I'm buying my first flat in Colindale with a loan from HSBC Bank. The builders refused to budge the amount so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The estate agent advised me not to tell my lawyer about this deal as it will put at risk my mortgage with HSBC Bank. 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.

Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Colindale prior to appointing conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. My surveyor has said that some lenders will refuse to issue a loan on such a house.

It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different instructions from Nationwide. Should you wish to call us we can check via the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Colindale. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

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