Are you able to recommend a Lloyds TSB Bank approved Henfield conveyancing solicitor that can complete within less than a month? Am I best advised to go for a local Henfield practice or an internet firm?

We can recommend some very good Henfield conveyancing firms. You can also walk up the main road in Henfield. Visit some well established firms and request to speak with a conveyancing solicitor for a costs illustration. Mention your requirements together with your reasons and get a commitment on speed. Appoint the one that appears most efficient.

Our lender has suggested solicitors on their panel based in Henfield but I would rather use a conveyancing lawyer in Henfield or nearer to where I live. Are you able to assist?

Far from all Henfield conveyancing solicitors are approved and listed on all lender’s conveyancing panel. Please make use of our search tool to identify a Henfield conveyancing solicitor on the on the bank panel.

What is your number one tip for finding a conveyancing solicitor in Henfield

We would encourage you not to base your choice on the cheapest Henfield conveyancing quote. You really do get what you’re paying for when it comes to conveyancing solicitors. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.

This question may be naive but I am unexperienced as a 1st time buyer of a ground floor flat in Henfield. Do I collect the keys to the property on completion from my solicitor? If so, I will find a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Henfield?

There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will arrange to send the completion advance to the vendor’s conveyancers, and once they have received this, you will be able to pick up the keys from the Estate Agents and start moving into the property. This tends to happen between 1 and 3pm.

My wife and I purchasing a 3 bedroom semi in Henfield. The intention is to convert the garage to an office at the property.Will the conveyancing process include checks to determine if these alterations are prohibited?

Your conveyancer will check the deeds as conveyancing in Henfield will on occasion identify restrictions in the title deeds which restrict certain changes or necessitated the permission of another owner. Certain works require local authority planning permissions and approval in compliance with building regulations. Certain areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or affect extensions. You should check these issues with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.

I am buying my first flat in Henfield with a loan from HSBC Bank. The developers refused to budge the price so I negotiated 6k of additionals instead. The house builders rep advised me not disclose to my solicitor about this deal as it could put at risk my mortgage with HSBC Bank. Should I keep quiet?.

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.

Estate agents have just been given the go-ahead to market my basement flat in Henfield.Conveyancing solicitors are to be appointed soon but I have recently had a yearly maintenance charge invoice – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?

Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should pay the service charge as normal given that all ground rent and service payments should be allottedas part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you will be reimbursed by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process