At long last a mortgage offer from Santander for the remortgage of my 2 bedroom maisonette is to be issued by the end of next week. Could you put forward a cheap conveyancing lawyer in Hyde Park?

This site is not designed to help those in pursuit of the lowest fares for conveyancing solicitors in Hyde Park. We can offer you excellent value conveyancing but we do not aim to work with the cheapest lawyers. Avoid the trap of appointing brokers seducing you with ninety nine pound conveyancing in Hyde Park. Optimistically, in being led by low cost conveyancing, you will get your money’s worth and at worst you will end up paying a lot in extras and still not end up with the service expected.

How up to date is your database of Hyde Park solicitors on the HSBC conveyancing panel? Do HSBC send you an updated list?

Hyde Park conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the HSBC conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from HSBC directly.

Do I need to pay for insurance to cover chancel repairs when acquiring a residence in Hyde Park?

Unless a previous acquisition of the property took place after 12 October 2013 you may take it that solicitors delivering conveyancing in Hyde Park to continue to propose a a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.

I am looking for a leasehold apartment up to £305k and found one near me in Hyde Park I like with open areas and railway links in the vicinity, however it's only got 52 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Hyde Park suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a lease with such few years left?

Should you require a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term will likely be problematic. Discount the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the property for at least twenty four months you can ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer concerning this matter.

Having checked my lease I have discovered that there are only 68 years remaining on my lease in Hyde Park. I need to extend my lease but my landlord is can not be found. What should I do?

If you qualify, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can submit an application to the County Court for an order to dispense with the service of the initial notice. This will enable the lease to be granted an extra 90 years by the magistrate. However, you will be required to prove that you or your lawyers have used your best endeavours to find the lessor. For most situations an enquiry agent may be helpful to try and locate and to produce an expert document to be used as proof that the landlord is indeed missing. It is advisable to get professional help from a property lawyer in relation to proving the landlord’s absence and the vesting order request to the County Court overseeing Hyde Park.

I purchased a studio flat in Hyde Park, conveyancing was carried out half a dozen years ago. Can you give me give me an indication of the likely cost of a lease extension? Comparable properties in Hyde Park with an extended lease are worth £227,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £50 yearly. The lease terminates on 21st October 2096

You have 72 years unexpired we estimate the price of your lease extension to be between £9,500 and £11,000 plus costs.

The suggested premium range that we have given is a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to supply a more accurate figure without more comprehensive investigations. You should not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt additional concerns 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 without first seeking the advice of a professional.