My husband and I are intent on purchasing residence in Hurst Green. My Conveyancer has never been on on the lender approved panel. Is it possible for me to continue with my Hurst Green conveyancing solicitor notwithstanding that they are not on the lender list of approved lawyers?

You have numerous options available to you here

• Proceed with your preferred Hurst Green conveyancing practitioner but your bank will undoubtedly appoint a conveyancer from their conveyancing panel. This will result in additional fees together with potential frustration.
• Get a new solicitor to act in the purchase, making sure they are on the bank conveyancing panel.
• Appeal to your property lawyer to attempt to join the mortgage company panel

Can conveyancing in Hurst Green to be finalised within 28 days?

Where you are under time constraints to exchange we would recommend that your lawyer is familiar with the area as they will have local relationships and knowledge. It is possible that they would have transacted previoushouses in the same street. Therefore consider using a Hurst Green conveyancing solicitor. Second, make sure that the conveyancing firm is on the lender panel. It is understood that nearly one in five of Hurst Green conveyancing deals are frustrated or jeopardised after discovering a purchaser’s lawyer was not on their mortgage lender’s panel. This can often result in the transaction being frustrated by almost three weeks. It is estimated that this issue impacts in the region of one hundred thousand home sales annually. Many Hurst Green conveyancing practices can not represent certain lenders so do check at the outset.

I appreciate that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Do I need this when buying a property in Hurst Green? or I am told that there is historic law that could mean that owners of property residing in a parish church boundary will be compelled to pay for maintenance towards the chancel within the church. Is this a legitimate concern for conveyancing in Hurst Green?

Unless a previous purchase of the house took place post 12 October 2013 you can take it that conveyancing practitioners handling conveyancing in Hurst Green to remain encouraging a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.

I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing lawyer in Hurst Green for my house move. Can I check a firm’s complaints history with the profession’s regulator?

Anyone may search for documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations resulting from investigations commenced on or after 1 January 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's history, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For non-uk callers, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could monitor call for training reasons.

Having had my offer accepted I require leasehold conveyancing in Hurst Green. Before I set the wheels in motion I would like to find out the number of years remaining on the lease.

Assuming the lease is recorded at the land registry - and 99.9% are in Hurst Green - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.

I acquired a 1st floor flat in Hurst Green, conveyancing formalities finalised February 1997. Can you let me have an estimate of the premium that my landlord can legally expect in return for granting a renewal of my lease? Corresponding properties in Hurst Green with a long lease are worth £202,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £60 levied per year. The lease ends on 21st October 2078

With just 57 years remaining on your lease we estimate the premium for your lease extension to span between £28,500 and £33,000 as well as professional fees.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure without more detailed investigations. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be taken into account and clearly you want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward based on this information before seeking the advice of a professional.