I have just started taking steps with a view to swapping over from my current residential mortgage to a BTL Skipton Building Society mortgage. I have been informed by my broker that I require a lawyer as part of the process. I had a chat my former Little Haven conveyancing solicitor who who conducted the conveyancing when I initially purchased the property. The pricing estimate e-mailed to me of £470 is an eye-watering amount to do this as its a remortgage than a sale or purchase.

The quote is slightly on the high side. If you you were to look around you could get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by say £100 plus VAT. That being said, assuming were happy with the legal work the firm gave you mightcome to regret choosing an an unknown lawyer. Remember to be sure the conveyancer can represent Skipton Building Society. You can make use of our search tool to select a Little Haven conveyancing firm on the Skipton Building Society approved list of lawyers, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Little Haven.

My mortgage company has recommended solicitors on their panel based in Little Haven but I would rather use a conveyancing lawyer in Little Haven or nearer to where I live. Can you assist?

It is by no means the case that all Little Haven conveyancing practices are approved and listed on all lender’s conveyancing panel. Use our find an approved solicitor tool to choose a Little Haven conveyancing firm on the on the mortgage company panel.

I have todayfound out that Arc property Solicitors have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Little Haven for a purchase of a freehold house 18 months ago. How can I check that the property is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?

The easiest method to check if the premises is registered to you, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Little Haven conveyancing specialists.

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Little Haven is where the house is located. What do you suggest?

Flying freeholds in Little Haven are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Little Haven you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds thoroughly. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Little Haven may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.

We are about to acquiring a house in Little Haven. Conveyancing is not over but we would like have our transaction price private from sites such as Rightmove. Is this possible and how?

The Land Registry are legally required to reveal price paid data on the official title for residential properties nationwide which includes premises in Little Haven. The Title Register is a public document, so HMLR would be breaching their statutory obligations if they did not grant access to the register.

You can make a request of HMLR to hide the amount paid data yet the response would be a No.