Would the conveyancing practitioners identified through your ’find a lawyer’ tool perform right to buy conveyancing in Hartlepool?

We do have a number of conveyancing lawyers who can handle right to buy conveyancing Please get in touch with the conveyancers listed with a view to secure a costs illustration.

What does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Hartlepool? Why is this being asked of me?

To satisfy the Money Laundering Regulations any Hartlepool conveyancing firm will require proof of identity in all conveyancing matters. This is normally dealt with by provision of a passport and an original bank statement or utility account showing where you reside.

In accordance with Money Laundering Regulations, property lawyers are required to ascertain not only the ID of conveyancing clients but also the source of monies that they receive in respect of any matter. Refusal to disclose this will lead to your conveyancer cancelling their retainer with you, as clearly this will cause a conflict between the set Regulations and a refusal to disclose.

Your property lawyers will have an obligation to notify the relevant authorities should they believe that any monies received by them may contravene the Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering rules.

I purchased a semi-detached Victorian property in Hartlepool. Conveyancing lawyer acted for me and Britannia. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw a couple of entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold with the exact same property. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?

You need to review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Hartlepool and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also enquire as to the situation with your conveyancing practitioner who conducted the conveyancing.

I'm purchasing a new build house in Hartlepool benefiting from help to buy. The developers would not reduce the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The estate agent advised me not to tell my lawyer about the deal as it may jeopardize my mortgage with the lender. Is this normal?.

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.

Given that I will soon part with over three hundred thousand on a garden flat in Hartlepool I wish to talk to a lawyer regarding thehome move in advance of instructing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?

We could not agree more - we would be happy to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you speaking to the lawyer due to be doing your property ownership legalities in Hartlepool.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is unique person, not a case number. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are calculated and presented to you for residential conveyancing in Hartlepool should be the amount on the final invoice that you end up paying.