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

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Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Hanwell

Our mortgage company has suggested solicitors on their panel based in Hanwell but I would rather use a conveyancing lawyer in Hanwell local to me. Can you assist?

The minority of Hanwell conveyancing firms are on all banks conveyancing panel. Please make the most of our search tool to choose a Hanwell conveyancing solicitor on the on the bank panel.

My wife and I purchasing a terrace house in Hanwell. The intention is to an extension at the rear at the property.Will the conveyancing process involve checks to ascertain if these alterations were previously refused?

Your property lawyer should check the registered title as conveyancing in Hanwell will sometimes identify restrictions in the title documents which restrict certain alterations or necessitated the permission of a 3rd party. Some additions need local authority planning consent and approval under the building regulations. Some areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or affect extensions. You should check these issues with a surveyor before you commit yourself to a purchase.

My solicitor has informed me that chancel insurance is required on my purchase. What is the level of cover for Hanwell conveyancing?

The right level of chancel indemnity insurance should be dictated by who who your lender is. It would differ for example between Barclays and Barnsley Building Society. Conveyancing lawyers as opposed to borrowers take out such insurances.

We expect to receive a DIP from Santander this week so we can work out what to offer on a property we like as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Santander recommend any Hanwell solicitors on the Santander conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?

You will need to appoint Hanwell solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Santander conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Santander through the process.

I purchased my house on 1 April and the transaction details is yet to be on the land registry website. Should I be concerned? My conveyancing solicitor in Hanwell expressed confidence that it should be dealt with in less than a month. Are properties in Hanwell particularly slow to register?

As far as conveyancing in Hanwell registration is no quicker or slower than anywhere else in England and Wales. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timeframes can vary according to who lodges the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry need to notify any third persons or bodies. As of today in the region of 80% of submission are fully addressed in less than three weeks but some can be subject to longer hold-ups. Registration takes place once the buyer is living at the property thus 'speed' is not typically top priority but if there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your conveyancer could speak with the land registry and explain the circumstances.

I'm purchasing a new build house in Hanwell with a loan from Britannia. The developers would not move on the price so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The property agent told me not reveal to my conveyancer about the deal as it will adversely affect my loan with the bank. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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.

Given that I am about to part with over three hundred thousand on a terraced house in Hanwell I wish to have a conversation with the lawyer concerning thetransaction ahead of instructing the firm. Can this be arranged?

We could not agree more - we would be pleased to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the solicitor due to be carrying out your conveyancing in Hanwell.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important person, not a matter number. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are quoted for residential conveyancing in Hanwell should be the amount on the final invoice that you are charged.

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