When it comes to mortgage companies such as Lloyds, do Harefield lawyers have to pay a fee to be on the conveyancing panel?

We are not aware of any lender fees to register on their panel, although some do charge an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel submission.

How can we tell if a Harefield conveyancing solicitor on the Virgin Money panel is any good?

When it comes to conveyancing in Harefield getting recommendations is a good starting point. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one which is cheap as chips. We would always suggest that you speak with the lawyer handling your conveyancing.

I have paid off my mortgage with Leeds Building Society. I assume I don't need a Harefield conveyancing practitioner on the Leeds Building Society panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.

If you have finished paying off your Leeds Building Society mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Leeds Building Society mortgage from the register. Leeds Building Society, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:

1. but are not moving to another property
2. where Leeds Building Society has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
3. Leeds Building Society has instructed the Land Registry to do so

I am buying a house and the solicitor has mentioned Chancel Repair to which the property could be obligated to pay given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. He has recommended insurance. Is this strictly warranted for conveyancing in Harefield

Unless a prior acquisition of the property completed post 12 October 2013 you could assume that solicitors conducting conveyancing in Harefield to continue to recommend a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.

I have justfound out that Stirling Law have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Harefield for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 18 months ago. How can I check that my home is not still registered in the name of the former proprietor?

The quickest method to check if the premises is in your name, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Harefield conveyancing specialists.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Harefield. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Harefield

Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. 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. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents.

What tools are available to identify a Harefield solicitor on the HSBC Bank conveyancing panel? I have a car and am willing to travel upto 20miles to meet the lawyer.

You can use the facility on this website. Please pick a mortgage company and your location and you will see a number of Harefield conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have listed some Harefield conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can ring them to see whether they are on the HSBC Bank approved list