My family solicitor has quoted £1350 for leasehold conveyancing in Long Hanborough. I am hoping to sell a newly refurbished detached home for £125,000. This sounds over the top. Is it above the norm for conveyancing in Long Hanborough?

The quote is fractionally on the steep side. If you are content to invest time contrasting costs you may be able to get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by say £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, you maycome to rue opting for an an untested lawyer. Remember to enquire the firm can act for your bank. Do use our comparison tool to locate a Long Hanborough conveyancing company on the banks approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Long Hanborough.

I am the sole recipient of my late father’s will with all property in now in my sole name, including the house in Long Hanborough. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in . I want to move. I understand that there is a Mortgage Lenders 6 month 'rule', meaning my proprietorship will be considered the same way as if I'd bought the house in . Is the property unsalable for six months?

The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook mandates solicitors to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." Technically you may be caught by that. many banks would take a pragmatic view as this requirement primarily exists to pick up on the purchase and immediately sell or the quick reselling of property.

When it comes to mortgage companies such as , do Long Hanborough have to pay a yearly amount to be on the conveyancing panel?

We are unaware of any mortgage company fees to be on their panel, although some do levy an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.

After shopping around on the internet I have found a Long Hanborough having checked that they are on the conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?

will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. You may wish to consider appointing your own Long Hanborough surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.

We are selling our property in Long Hanborough and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being built land that was not decontaminated. A high street Long Hanborough lawyer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the buyers used a web based conveyancing firm rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Long Hanborough. We have lived in Long Hanborough for six years we know of no issue. Should we contact our local Authority to seek clarification that the buyers are looking for.

It would appear that you have a conveyancing solicitor currently acting for you. Are they able to advise? You must check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same ailment)

My partner has suggested that I instruct his conveyancers in Long Hanborough. Do I follow his guidance?

No doubt it’s preferable to find a conveyancing solicitor is to have feedback from friends or relatives who have experience in using the conveyancer that you are contemplating using.

We are in the process of purchasing a apartment in Long Hanborough. Conveyancing is not complete but we would like keep our purchase price confidential from sites such as Nestoria. How could this be achieved ?

HMLR are legally bound to specify price paid data on a register of the title for residential properties nationwide including premises in Long Hanborough. The Title Register is an open document, so the Land Registry would be breaking the law excluded specific properties such as your one in Long Hanborough.

You can make a request of the Land Registry to hide the amount paid entry however the answer will be in the negative.