My IFA says he needs my Hatton Park lawyer’ panel reference for the Lloyds conveyancing panel. How do I discover this. I have tried my local Hatton Park branch but they have not got back to me yet.

You are best placed to get this information from your Hatton Park conveyancing practitioner . They should have a central record lender panel numbers.

At what point will exchange of contracts occur in domestic conveyancing in Hatton Park and do I need to attend the conveyancers branch?

Where you are in close proximity to our conveyancing solicitors in Hatton Park you are welcome to attend to sign contracts. However, the lender approved solicitors we work with offer a nationwide conveyancing service and give just as detailed and professional a job for you when dealing with you electronically. The signing of the purchase agreement is not when everything is set in stone. Signing on the dotted line simply enables the firm to exchange contracts at the appropriate time, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The procedure is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where a lengthy "chain" is in the mix, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Hatton Park)to be in the office at the appropriate time.

We're in Hatton Park, FTBs buying with a mortgage (lender is Bank of Ireland , and our solicitor is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?

The fact that your lawyer is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no property lawyer should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.

Will commercial conveyancing searches disclose planned roadworks that could impact a commercial estate in Hatton Park?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Hatton Park will perform a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers expend in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Hatton Park. The report provides definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Hatton Park.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Hatton Park it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately may result in delays to Hatton Park commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not carried out for domestic conveyancing in Hatton Park.

Over the last few months I have been searching for a flat up to £245,000 and identified one near me in Hatton Park I like with open areas and transport links in the vicinity, the downside is that it only has 49 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Hatton Park in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a short lease?

If you require a home loan that many years may be an issue. Discount the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the premises for a minimum of twenty four months you can ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor about this matter.