The owners of the property we are purchasing have appointed a conveyancing practitioner in Hatton who has insisted on a exclusivity contract with a down payment two thousand pounds. Is it wise to enter into such agreements?

There are a couple of primary drawbacks with entering into any lock out contract (sometimes known as a shut-out contract) is that it diverts attention away from moving forward with the conveyancing work, so in the absence of it needing minimal or no negotiation then it may turn out to be unhelpful. It is not promoted amongst Hatton conveyancing practitioners as a result. A further issue is the extent of the remedies available - an aggrieved purchaser should not expect to be granted an injunctive ruling by a court to prohibit the seller completing the sale to a third party, so the only remedy open via the contract will be the recovery of abortive charges and, in restricted scenarios, the extra payment of penalties.

I am buying a property and require a conveyancing solicitor in Hatton who is on the Barnsley Building Society conveyancing. Can you recommend a local solicitor?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Barnsley Building Society in certain locations such as Hatton. We dont recommend any particular firm.

I have recentlyfound out that Stirling Law have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Hatton for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 10 months ago. How can I check that the property is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?

The quickest method to see if the property is in your name, you can carry out 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 Hatton conveyancing specialists.

Is it simple use your search tool to find a conveyancing practitioner in Hatton on the authorised to act for my mortgage?

First choose a mortgage company such as Yorkshire Building Society, Coventry Building Society or Aldermore then specify your location a common one being Hatton. Conveyancing organisations in Hatton and nationally will then be shown.

Do you have any advice for leasehold conveyancing in Hatton with the aim of saving time on the sale process?

• A significant proportion of the delay in leasehold conveyancing in Hatton can be bypassed if you instruct lawyers the minute your agents start advertising the property and request that they start to put together the leasehold information needed by the buyers’ solicitors.
A minority of Hatton leases require Licence to Assign from the landlord. If this applies to your lease, you should notify your estate agents to make sure that the purchasers put in hand financial (bank) and professional references. The bank reference will need to confirm that the buyers are financially capable of paying the annual service charge and the actual amount of the service charge should be quoted in the bank’s letter. You will therefore need to provide your estate agents with the actual amount of the service charge so that they can pass this information on to the purchasers or their solicitors. If you have had conflict with your landlord or managing agents it is essential that these are resolved before the property is put on the market. The buyers and their solicitors will be nervous about purchasing a flat where a dispute is unresolved. You may need to swallow your pride and discharge any arrears of service charge or resolve the dispute prior to completion of the sale. It is therefore preferable to have any dispute settled prior to the contract papers being issued to the buyers’ solicitors. You will still have to reveal details of the dispute to the buyers, but it is better to reveal the dispute as over as opposed to unresolved. Many freeholders or Management Companies in Hatton levy fees for providing management packs for a leasehold property. You or your lawyers should enquire as to the fee that they propose to charge. The management information sought as soon as you have a buyer, thus accelerating the process. The average time it takes to obtain the necessary information is three weeks. It is the most frequent cause of delay in leasehold conveyancing in Hatton.

Following years of negotiations we are unable to agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Hatton. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?

You certainly can. We can put you in touch with a Hatton conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Hatton property is 147 Redford Close in June 2012. The Tribunal determined the lease extension premium to be at £4,200 This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 82.93 years.