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Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Harold Hill

I am due to move house in February. Should my conveyancing solicitor update the removal company on the completion day. Incidentally, can you suggest a removal company in Harold Hill. Conveyancing lawyer was chosen prior to coming across your page.

On the day of completion you will need to collect the keys from the estate agent but this should only take place once the sellers solicitors confirm to the agent that they have the completion monies and the keys can be collected. After that you will need to inform the removal company that they can start moving you in. As a matter of policy we do not recommend a specific removal company but can assist you in choosing a residential property solicitor in Harold Hill or a firm that specialises in conveyancing in Harold Hill.

When it comes to mortgage companies such as HSBC, do Harold Hill conveyancing practitioners face an annual charge to be on the conveyancing panel?

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

About to purchase maisonette in Harold Hill. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Harold Hill solicitor is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel.

I am purchasing a house and the conveyancer has raised the issue of Chancel Repair to which the house could be obligated to pay as it falls into the area of such a church. He has mentioned insurance. Is this really appropriate for conveyancing in Harold Hill

Unless a previous acquisition of the property completed post 12 October 2013 you could assume that lawyers carrying out conveyancing in Harold Hill to continue to suggest a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.

4 months have elapsed following my purchase conveyancing in Harold Hill completed. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £160,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the residence from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

I am looking for a leasehold apartment up to £305k and found one near me in Harold Hill I like with open areas and station in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 49 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Harold Hill for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a lease with such few years left?

If you require a mortgage that many years will be an issue. Discount the offer by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing owner has owned the property for at least twenty four months you may request that they commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer regarding this matter.

Partway through the sale of a leasehold flat in Harold Hill. Conveyancing is fine but we have been asked to pay a fortune from the freeholder. To date we have forked out £250 for a leasehold management pack and then a further £134.40 for additional queries supplied by the buyers lawyer.

You will not have control over the extent of the bill for this information but the typical costs for the information for Harold Hill leasehold property is £395. For Harold Hill conveyancing sales it is conventional for the seller to cover the charges. The freeholder or their agents are under no statutory obligation to address such questions although many will agree to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices disproportionate to the work involved. Regretfully there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. There is no prescriptive time frame by which they are obliged to issue answers.

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