Would the conveyancing solicitors listed on your site execute attended exchange conveyancing in South Harrow?

We do have a number of conveyancing experts carrying out one day exchanges. Please call us to obtain a costs illustration and details as to dates.

What does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in South Harrow? What am I being asked for?

Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering regulations require solicitors and licensed conveyancers to verify the ID of the potential client they are dealing with prior to agreeing to accepting their conveyancing business. The Client Care letter that you need to sign will no doubt reaffirm this. Your lawyer also has obligations to obtain certain documents in accordance with the CML Lenders Handbook requirements last updated on 1st December 2014. Should you refuse to supply ID verification documents, your conveyancer would not be able to accept instructions from you.

There are a variety of conveyancing solicitors in South Harrow but how do I know who I should use?

Do not opt for the lowest South Harrow conveyancing fees. You really do get what you pay for when it comes to property lawyers. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.

I am assisting my niece sell her flat in South Harrow. Will the solicitor commission an energy performance certificate or it is for the seller to see to?

After the demise of Home Packs, energy assessments was maintained a mandatory component of moving house. An energy assessment should be commissioned before the property is marketed. It is not a task that conveyancers ordinarily organise. Where you are using a South Harrow conveyancing lawyer they may be able to arrange EPC’s due to their relationships with long established local energy assessors

My uncle advised me that in purchasing a property in South Harrow there may be a number of restrictions preventing external changes to a property. Is this right?

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

five months have gone by since my purchase conveyancing in South Harrow concluded. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £160,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the residence from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

I'm buying my first flat in South Harrow with the aid of help to buy. The builders would not budge the amount so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The estate agent told me not inform my solicitor about the deal as it will adversely affect my mortgage with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.