We were about to choose a conveyancing solicitor in Hampstead recommended on your site but stumbled across some other fee calculations on the internet appear less expensive – how come?

There are plenty of conveyancing organisations advertising self styled cheap conveyancing, unfortunately it’s common in such cases for supplementalcharges result in the closing invoice being inflated. In accordance with regulatory requirements fees listed in terms and conditions should be honest and reasonable and be applied The solicitors that we list for conveyancing in Hampstead genuinely set out all legal fees for the property you plan topurchase.

My grandfather passed away six months ago and as sole heir and executor I was left the property in Hampstead. The house had a small mortgage remaining of approximately £4500. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Principality, pay off the mortgage. Is this allowed?

If you intend to refinance then Principality will insist on your using a conveyancer on the Principality conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Principality conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Principality mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.

I used Action Conveyancing several years ago for my conveyancing in Hampstead. I now require my file but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Hampstead of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am buying a new build apartment in Hampstead. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Here are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Hampstead

Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants.

How much will conveyancing in Hampstead cost?

Almost all Hampstead conveyancing solicitors will agree to a standard fee. If further work becomes necessary during the conveyancing your conveyancing practitioner must disclose to you in writing of such extra charges for any work immediately it becomes obvious. Some work on a no move no fee basis, others will levy an bill for a proportion of the agreed fee, according to the stage at which the matter does not proceed.

It may be helpful for you to ask various firms to give you a quotation.