Having been referred to your site we were about to go ahead with a conveyancing solicitor in Kingsbury found using your comparison tool but stumbled across alternative quotes on the internet appear less expensive – why is this?

There are many firms of conveyancers marketing at first sight what seems to be cut price. We suggest that you think twice as to how important this transaction is to you that you are willing to take 'cheap' risks with regard to the quality of the legal work. Many of them highlight a budget quote as a headline but plant extra costs in the small print..

We are planning to acquire a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Kingsbury who is on the Barclays solicitor panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a conveyancing firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Barclays . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Kingsbury.

I am assisting my sister sell her property in Kingsbury. Does the conveyancer order an energy assessment or should I organise this?

Following the abolition of HIPs, energy assessments was left as a required part of selling a house. An energy performance certificate needs to be to hand prior to the property being placed on the market. This is not something that law firms normally arrange. If you are instructing a Kingsbury conveyancing lawyer they might be able to arrange energy performance certificates given their contacts with long established local energy assessors

A friend pointed out to me me that in buying a property in Kingsbury there could be a number of restrictions affecting the ability to carry out external alterations to a property. Is this right?

We are aware of a number of properties in Kingsbury which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to perform external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Kingsbury should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

Is it the case that all Kingsbury CQS (Conveyancing Quality Scheme) solicitors are on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing list of approved solicitors?

A selection of banks and building societies now use CQS as the kick off point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. The Law Society’s CQS membership however is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless,the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitor practices wishing to remain on their approved list of firms.

We are a fortnight into a freehold purchase having been directed to solicitors by the estate agent to do our conveyancing in Kingsbury. I am am extremely dissatisfied with the quality of service. Could you you assist me in finding new conveyancers?

A conveyancer would need to be really bad in order to consider replacing them. Has your loan offer been sent? If so you must inform them of the new lawyer and ensure the mortgage documents are re-sent. Your new solicitor ideally needs to be on the mortgage company approved list to avoid supplemental charges and complications. That should be your starting point. The find a solicitor tool can help you find a bank approved solicitor for your conveyancing in Kingsbury

Due to sign contracts shortly on a studio apartment in Kingsbury. Conveyancing lawyers have said that they are sending me a report within the next couple of days. Are there areas in the report that I should be focusing on?

Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Kingsbury should include some of the following:

Who has the liability for maintaining the window frames It needs to be made clear to you if the lease allows you to change or upgrade anything in the flat- you must be made aware as to whether it applies to all alterations or limited to structural alteration, and whether permission is mandated necessary Do you need to have carpet in the flat or are you allowed wood flooring? You should be advised what counts as a Nuisance in the lease

Having spent months of dialogue we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Kingsbury. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?

Most definitely. We can put you in touch with a Kingsbury conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Kingsbury flat is 27B Hillside in February 2010. the resulting premium, all other aspects of the valuation having been agreed between the parties was set at £8,250 This case was in relation to 1 flat. The remaining number of years on the lease was 70.25 years.