I was recommended to a conveyancer who has given a fee estimate just over a thousand pound for leasehold conveyancing in Hanworth. I am selling a newly refurbished property for £275,000. This seems expensive. Is it in excess of the average fee for conveyancing in Hanworth?

The estimate does seem marginally overpriced. If you are willing to spend time scrutinising costs you might decrease the fees slightly by perhaps a hundred pounds. That being said, you couldlive to rue choosing an a cheaper lawyer. Don't forget to ensure the solicitor can also act for your bank. Do use our comparison tool to choose a Hanworth conveyancing practice on the banks approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Hanworth.

What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Hanworth

There are many recorded licenced Conveyancers in Hanworth and Solicitor partnerships in Hanworth who can assist with your conveyancing We would stress that both are supervised by regulatory bodies with both specialising in the legal work in transferring property. The two can conduct other property legal work such as remortgage conveyancing, lease extensions and transfer of equity conveyancing.

I just acquired a house at auction in Hanworth. Conveyancing is needed. What happens now?

Given that you are now for all intents and purposes signed on the dotted line you will need to appoint a conveyancing practitioner soon as you are faced with a pending a drop dead date to complete the transaction. All auction property will ordinarily have an associated legal set of papers. This should include the copy title deeds, local authority and drainage searches. Where you are dealing with leasehold property the conveyancing papers may contain a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing documentation specific to leasehold premises. You should pass this on to the conveyancer working for you as soon as possible. You also need to ensure that that you have the requisite funding in place to complete on the date specified in the contract.

I am buying a detached bungalow in Hanworth. Our aim is to carry out an extension to the side at the house.Will legal work on the property include checks to see if these works are permitted?

Your solicitor will check the deeds as conveyancing in Hanworth will on occasion reveal restrictions in the title deeds which restrict certain changes or need the permission of a 3rd party. Many works require local authority planning consent and approval in accordance building regulations. Certain areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or impact extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor before you commit yourself to a purchase.

I completed on my flat on 14 April and my personal details is not yet registered. Should I be concerned? My conveyancing solicitor in Hanworth said it should be registered inside ten days. Are titles in Hanworth uniquely lengthy to register?

As far as conveyancing in Hanworth is concerned, registration is no faster or slower than the rest of the country. Rather than based on location, timescales can vary subject to the party submitting the application, whether it is in order and whether the Land registry must send notices to any 3rd parties. At present approximately 80% of such applications are fully dealt with in less than three weeks but occasionally there can be extensive hold-ups. Historically registration occurs after the new owner has moved in to the property therefore post completion formalities is not usually primary concern yet if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your lawyers can contact the land registry and explain the circumstances.

I'm purchasing a new build house in Hanworth with the aid of help to buy. The developers would not budge the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The property agent advised me not to tell my lawyer about the extras as it will put at risk my loan with The Mortgage Works. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

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 Hanworth prior to retaining lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the property. Our surveyor advised that some banks will not grant a loan on a flying freehold house.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different instructions for example to Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to telephone us we can check with the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Hanworth. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Hanworth to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.