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Ready to buy a new home in Hampshire? Failing to check that a lawyer is on your lender’s list of approved solicitors can put your Hampshire conveyancing at risk of delay or failure.

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Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Hampshire

Our family lawyer has sent a quote for £1700 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Hampshire. I am hoping to downsize from a Victorian detached home for £250,000. Is this too much? Is it above what I should be paying for conveyancing in Hampshire?

The quote is slightly on the steep side. Where you are willing to spend time comparing prices you might trim some of the expense by say £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, you couldcome to regret opting for an a cheaper solicitor. Don't forget to enquire that the conveyancer can represent your lender. Do employ our search tool to find a Hampshire conveyancing firm on the lender’s approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Hampshire.

My partner and I are acquiring our first house. The conveyancer has contact usto see if we wish to take out additional conveyancing searches. We are really unsure what's appropriate for conveyancing in Hampshire

The scope of Hampshire conveyancing searches should be dictated primarily on the property, the location, the probability of any of these risks, your knowledge of the locality and risks, your general attitude to risk. What matters is that you adequately understand what information each search could give you. Then you can decide if you personally think you need that information. Where you are unclear, ask the conveyancer to explain.

My bid for a property was accepted at auction in Hampshire. Conveyancing is needed. What is next?

Now that you have to in every practical sense signed on the dotted line you should find a conveyancing lawyer soon as you are faced with a tight a fixed date to complete the deal. All auction property will have an associated auction set of papers. This will likely include most,if not all of the documents that your lawyer will need. If you have purchased leasehold premises the legal pack should contain a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and associated conveyancing paperwork pertinent to leasehold premises. You need to give this to the conveyancer instructed by you at the earliest opportunity. Do make sure that you have funds in order to complete on the date specified in the contract.

My wife and I have arranged the release of further monies on our home loan from RBS as we wish to carry out improvements to our house in Hampshire. Do we need to choose a high street Hampshire solicitor on the RBS conveyancing panel to handle the legals?

RBS do not ordinarily require firms on their approved list of lawyers to handle such a matter. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the RBS conveyancing panel.

It is not clear whether my bank requires a lease extension. I have called my Hampshire building society branch on a couple of occasions and was told they are content with the situation and they would lend. My Hampshire conveyancing solicitor - who is on the mortgage company conveyancing panel- called to say that they will not lend in accordance with their published requirements. Who do I believe?

Your property lawyer has to comply with the CML Handbook section two conditions for your lender. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the bank will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the mortgage company to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years left on the lease.

I require quick conveyancing in Hampshire as I am under a deadline to sign on the dotted line within one month. Thankfully I do not require a mortgage. Can I avoid the conveyancing searches to save fees and time?

If.Given you are not taking a mortgage you have the choice not to do searches although no conveyancer would suggest that you don't. With plenty of history conveyancing in Hampshire the following are instances of what can arise and adversely affect the marketability of the property: Refused Planning Applications, Outstanding Charges, Overdue Grants, Unadopted Roads,...

Having had my offer accepted I require leasehold conveyancing in Hampshire. Before I get started I would like to find out the unexpired term of the lease.

Assuming the lease is recorded at the land registry - and almost all are in Hampshire - then the leasehold title will always include the basic details of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.

I own a garden flat in Hampshire, conveyancing was carried out in 1998. Can you work out an approximate cost of a lease extension? Comparable flats in Hampshire with over 90 years remaining are worth £202,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £60 yearly. The lease ceases on 21st October 2081

With 57 years remaining on your lease we estimate the premium for your lease extension to range between £28,500 and £33,000 plus plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to advice on the actual costs without more comprehensive investigations. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other concerns that need to be taken into account and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action based on this information without first getting professional advice.

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