Is there a search tool that I can utilise to investigate if the solicitor carrying out my conveyancing in Hook is on the bank’sconveyancing panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Barclays Direct thus paying £175.00 in supplemental conveyancing costs.

You should make the most of the search tool on this page. Please choose the mortgage company and type ‘Hook’ or your location and you will discover a number of lawyer located in Hook or near you.

I am assisting my mother sell her property in Hook. Does the conveyancing solicitor arrange the EPC or should I organise this?

After the demise of Home Packs, EPC’s was kept a compulsory part of selling a property. An energy performance certificate needs to be to hand in advance of the property being advertised. This is not a task that solicitors ordinarily organise. Where you are using a Hook conveyancing solicitor they might help arrange energy performance certificates given their relationships with long established Hook providers

I am planning to move home in July. Will my conveyancing solicitor call the removal company on the completion day. Incidentally, can you suggest a removal company in Hook. Conveyancing firm was chosen before I stumbled across your site.

On the afternoon of completion you will need to collect the house keys from your selling agent however this can only be done once the vendors solicitors inform the agent that they acknowledge receipt of the completion payment and the keys can be passed over. After that you can tell the removal men that you are ready to move in. We are not in a position to suggest a specific removal company but can assist you in choosing a residential property solicitor in Hook or a legal practice with expertise in conveyancing in Hook.

We previously appointed solicitors located in Hook on the Principality solicitor approved list. They are now charging me a further sum for dealing with the Principality mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee set by Principality?

Unfortunately, as long as it is in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your conveyancer may levy a fee for this. The charge is not set by Principality but by your Hook solicitor. Numerous firms on the Principality panel will charge an ‘acting for lender’ fee but plenty of practices incorporate it on their overall fee.

I am looking for a flat up to £195,000 and found one near me in Hook I like with amenity areas and station in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 49 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Hook suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a lease with such few years left?

Should you require a mortgage the shortness of the lease will be a potential deal breaker. Discount the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the premises for at least 2 years you may request that they start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor regarding this.

I need to find a conveyancing solicitor for remortgage conveyancing in Hook. I've chance upon a web site which looks to be the ideal offering If it is possible to get all formalities completed via phone that would be ideal. Should I be wary? What should out be looking out for?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

I am attracted to a couple of apartments in Hook both have in the region of fifty years unexpired on the leases. Should I regard a short lease as a deal breaker?

There are plenty of short leases in Hook. The lease is a right to use the property for a prescribed time frame. As the lease gets shorter the marketability of the lease decreases and results in it becoming more costly to extend the lease. This is why it is often a good idea to extend the lease term. It is often difficult to sell a property with a short lease because mortgage lenders less inclined to grant a loan on properties of this type. Lease extension can be a difficult process. We advise that you seek professional help from a conveyancer and surveyor with experience in this field.

My wife and I have hit a brick wall in trying to reach an agreement for a lease extension in Hook. Can this matter be resolved via the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal?

Most definitely. We are happy to put you in touch with a Hook conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Hook premises is Flat D 15 Claremont Gardens in September 2013. TheTribunal determined in accordance with section48 and Schedule13 of the Leasehold Reform,Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 that the premium for the extended lease should be fourteen thousand one hundred and eighty seven pounds (£14,187.00) This case was in relation to 1 flat.