How do I search for the right lawyer to give a first class service for our conveyancing in Havant?

First ask your friends and family who they would recommend.

Option 2 is to use a comparison service on the web for conveyancing in Havant. Telephone two or three listed and request that they email you their conveyancing fee calculations and discuss your needs with the solicitor who will oversee your legal process ahead ofmaking your choice.

Third is to make use of our search tool to help you find the right solicitors for you based on your individual expectations including location,deadlines, complications and who your intended mortgage company is. Resist the temptation to go for £100 conveyancing in Havant

Me and my fiancee are purchasing our first house. The conveyancing practitioner has e-mailedto ask if we would like to order supplemental conveyancing searches. Frankly we in the dark as to what's appropriate for conveyancing in Havant

The extent of Havant conveyancing searches should be dictated primarily on the premises, the location, the probability of any of these risks, your familiarity of the locality and risks, your general approach to risk. What is important is that you properly comprehend what information the searches could supply. Then you can decide if you personally think you need that information. If uncertain, ask the property lawyer to recommend.

Can I use your services to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Havant even if I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for example where I intend to acquire an office in Havant with a mortgage from The Mortgage Works?

Our comparison service is primarily utilised to find domestic conveyancing solicitors in Havant but we have listed towards the end of this page a few Havant commercial conveyancing firms. You should speak with the solicitors directly to see if they are also authorised to represent The Mortgage Works

We are buying a terrace house in Havant. Our aim is to carry out an extension to the side at the house.Will the conveyancing process involve checks to see if these works were previously refused?

Your property lawyer should check the deeds as conveyancing in Havant can sometimes reveal restrictions in the title deeds which prevent categories of changes or necessitated the consent of another owner. Some works need local authority planning permissions and approval in accordance building regulations. Certain areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or impact extensions. It would be prudent to check these issues with a surveyor prior to committing yourself to a purchase.

We are getting the release of further monies on our mortgage from Nottingham as we intend to carry out a loft conversion to our house in Havant. Do we need to choose a nearby Havant solicitor on the Nottingham conveyancing panel to handle the legals?

Nottingham would not normally appoint firms on their approved list of lawyers to handle such a matter. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Nottingham list.

I have decided to exercise my right to buy my property in Havant off the council. I have a mortgage agreed with UBS. Conveyancing is not something I have any knowledge of. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should have one. Any advice?

It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with UBS, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the UBS conveyancing panel.

I happen to be an executor of my recently deceased mum’s Will, with a bungalow in Havant which is to be marketed. The property has never been registered at the Land Registry and I'm advised that some purchasers will insist that it is completed before they'll proceed. What's the mechanism for this?

In the situation that you have set out it seems advisable to seek to register in the names of the personal representative(s) as named in the probate and in their capacity as PRs. HMLR’s online guidance explains how to register for the first time and what is required re the deeds and forms. You would need to include and official copy of the probate as well and complete the form FR1 to refer to the PRs as the applicant.