In the event thatI were to buy a freehold housein Hampden Pk mortgage fee and dispense with a survey and no conveyancing searches how much could I expect to to save on my conveyancing in Hampden Pk?

The only reduction in fees you would make on is the Hampden Pk conveyancing searches. A solicitor still got to do everything else - money laundering, correspond with the sellers lawyer, stamp duty return, register the property etc. You might save a bit for them not having to register a mortgage but it won't be meaningful.

A colleague informed me that in buying a property in Hampden Pk there may be a number of restrictions affecting the ability to carry out external alterations to a property. Is this right?

We are aware of a number of properties in Hampden Pk which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to execute external alterations. Part of the conveyancing in Hampden Pk should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

After months of negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Hampden Pk. My mortgage broker recommended their conveyancers. I paid an upfront payment of £175. A couple of days later, the solicitor called me to say that they were not on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Virgin Money panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

Our sealed bid on a property in Hampden Pk has been accepted, the sellers do nevertheless have a connected purchase. The owners have offered on a property, however it’s not been accepted yet, and are looking at other flats in the pipeline. I have chosen a local conveyancing solicitor in Hampden Pk. What should be my next step? At what stage do I apply for the mortgage with Santander?

It is understandable to have apprehensions where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket too early (home loan application is in the region of £1k, then valuation, Hampden Pk conveyancing search fees, etc). First, you must check that your conveyancing practitioner is on the Santander approved list. Regarding the subsequent steps this very much dictated by the circumstances of your case, attraction to the property and on the state of the market. In a rising market many home buyers will apply for the mortgage with Santander and arrange for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they ask their lawyer to move forward with searches.

Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our property can not be found. The conveyancers who handled the conveyancing in Hampden Pk 5 years ago are no longer around. What do I do?

Assuming you have a registered title the details of your proprietorship will be evidenced by the Land Registry under a Title Number. It is easy to execute a search at the Land Registry, identify your property and order up to date copies of the property title for a small fee. If the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will in most cases hold a file duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be ordered for a small fee.

What does commercial conveyancing in Hampden Pk cover?

Non domestic conveyancing in Hampden Pk covers a wide range of advice, offered by regulated solicitors, relating to business premises. By way of example, this type of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more commonly, the transfer of existing business tenancies or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial mortgages and the termination of leases.

My husband and I are new on the property ladder - had an offer accepted, yet the agent has warned us that the owners will only move forward if we appoint the agent's chosen solicitors as they want an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a high street solicitor used to conveyancing in Hampden Pk

We suspect that the owner is unaware of this demand. Should the vendor require ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a motivated buyer is likely to cause more damage than good. Try to communicate with the sellers directly and make sure they understand (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you have nothing to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you will continue to instruct your preferred Hampden Pk conveyancing lawyers - not the ones that will provide the negotiator at the agency a kickback or meet his conveyancing figures demanded by HQ.