I'm in the process of transferring my current homeowner mortgage to a BTL Coventry Building Society mortgage. I have been informed by my broker that I require a conveyancer for this. I had a chat my previous Stamford Hill conveyancing solicitor who acted on my behalf when I initially bought the premises. The quote e-mailed to me of £450 plus VAT has taken me by surprise as I am not require purchase conveyancing - it’s just a straightforward remortgage.

The quote is slightly on the high side. Where you are willing to expend time scrutinising prices you could decrease the fees marginally by perhaps £100 plus VAT. That being said, assuming were pleased with the conveyancing the firm provided you maycome to rue choosing an a cheaper solicitor. Remember to enquire that the solicitor can also act for Coventry Building Society. You can utilise our search tool to find a Stamford Hill conveyancing firm on the Coventry Building Society conveyancing panel, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Stamford Hill.

We are hoping to buy a newbuild flat in Stamford Hill with a loan from Aldermore.We use our Stamford Hill conveyancing practitioner but Aldermore advised that she’s not on their "panel". It seems we have no choice but to instruct a Aldermore panel solicitor or retain our high street solicitor and fork out for one of their panel ones to act for them. We feel as though this is unjust; Can we not simply insist that Aldermore use our lawyer?

No, not really. The home loan issued to you is subject to its terms and conditions, one of which will be that conveyancers will be on the Aldermore approved list. Until recently, most mortgage companies had large numbers of solicitors on their panels: a borrower could find one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. Another option that might be available is for your solicitors to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for Aldermore

I'm refinancing my primary home to a BTL mortgage with Bank of Ireland and intend to use the remaining equity towards a second property. The location we are looking at is Stamford Hill. Will your conveyancers be able to act for both sets of banks and link together the transactions?

Do use our comparison tool on this page to be sure that the lawyers are on the relevant lender panels. Assuming that they are your lawyer will be able to connect the two deals but you should talk with you lawyer and specify your expectations and requirements.

I am looking for a conveyancing lawyer in Stamford Hill for my home move. Can I see a solicitor's record with the legal regulator?

You can review presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations stemming from inquisitions started on or after Jan 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For details about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors history, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For non-uk callers, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator may recorded telephone calls for training purposes.

I have just appointed agents to market my ground floor flat in Stamford Hill. Conveyancing solicitors are to be appointed soon, however I have just received a yearly maintenance charge invoice – Do I pay up?

Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should pay the invoice as you normally would because all rents and service invoices will be allotted as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you will be reimbursed by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.

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

Most certainly. We can put you in touch with a Stamford Hill conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Stamford Hill residence is Flat 25, Stamford Hill Mansions Stamford Hill in April 2010. The Tribunal therefore determined that the premium to be paid by the lessee to the freeholder for the extension of the lease should be £28,984.00 This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired residue of the current lease was 59 years.