Would the conveyancing solicitors listed on your site handle right to buy conveyancing in Hook?

We do have plenty of conveyancing conveyancers who can service right to buy transactions You should call the conveyancers listed with a view to obtain a conveyancing quote.

What is the first thing I need to know about purchase conveyancing in Hook?

Not many law firms shout this from the rooftops but conveyancing in Hook and elsewhere in England and Wales is an adversarial process. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there exists an abundance of room for friction between you and other parties involved in the ownership transfer. E.g., the vendor, property agent and even potentially the lender. Selecting a law firm for your conveyancing in Hook should not be taken lightly as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONE person in the legal process whose interest is to protect your legal interests and to protect you.

Sometimes a third party with a vested interest may attempt to convince you that you should follow their advice. For example, the estate agent may claim to be assisting by claiming that your solicitor is slow. Or your financial adviser may advise you to do take action that is contrary to your conveyancers advice. You should always trust your lawyer above all other parties when it comes to the legal transfer of property.

Various online forums that I have frequented warn that are a common reason for hinderance in Hook house deals. Is there any truth in this?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published determinations of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the most frequent causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Local searches are unlikely to feature in any delay in conveyancing in Hook.

I decided to have a survey done on a house in Hook before retaining solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. My surveyor advised that some mortgage companies tend refuse to issue a loan on this type of home.

It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different instructions for example to Halifax. Should you wish to call us we can look into this further with the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Hook. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

I am looking at a couple of flats in Hook which have in the region of fifty years left on the lease term. Should I regard a short lease as a deal breaker?

There are plenty of short leases in Hook. The lease is a legal document that entitles you to use the property for a period of time. As the lease shortens the marketability of the lease decreases and results in it becoming more expensive to extend the lease. For this reason it is generally wise to increase the term of the lease. More often than not it is difficulties arise selling premises with a short lease because mortgage companies less inclined to grant a loan on such properties. Lease extension can be a difficult process. We recommend you get professional help from a conveyancer and surveyor with experience in this area.

Following months of negotiations we are unable to agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Hook. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?

if there is a absentee freeholder or if there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the LVT to arrive at the amount due.

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Hook property 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.