My family lawyer has quoted just over a thousand pound for no sale no fee conveyancing in West Hill. I am hoping to sell a Georgian detached home for £225,000. This appears over the top. Is it above the norm for conveyancing in West Hill?

The charges are a tad high. If you shop around you might get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by say a hundred pounds. On the other hand, you maycome to regret opting for an a cheaper lawyer. If is important to be sure the firm can act for your lender. You can utilise our search tool to find a West Hill conveyancing firm on the lender’s member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in West Hill.

Would the conveyancing solicitors identified through your search tool handle auction conveyancing in West Hill?

We know of a few niche practitioners we can connect you with those who can conduct auction conveyancing. West Hill is just one of the many locations where our lawyers have offices.

I used Arc property Solicitors a few years past for my conveyancing in West Hill. Now, I need the documents but the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in West Hill of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

Planning to exchange soon on a leasehold property in West Hill. Conveyancing solicitors have said that they report fully tomorrow. Are there areas in the report that I should be focusing on?

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

Responsibility for repairing the window frames The total extent of the premises. This will be the property itself but might incorporate a attic or storage are if appropriate. What options are available to the landlord where you have breached the provisions of the lease? Whether the lease restricts you from subletting the property, or working from home Rent payments - how much and when is collected, and be on notice if this is subject to change

We have reached the end of our tether in trying to reach an agreement for a lease extension in West Hill. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on premiums?

Where there is a absentee freeholder or where there is dispute about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 you can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to decide the sum to be paid.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement case for a West Hill residence is 158 West Hill in November 2010. the Tribunal held that the premium to be paid for the freehold reversion should be £99,650 This case was in relation to 7 flats. The remaining number of years on the lease was 75.88 years.

We are considering instructing a web based conveyancer as opposed to a West Hill conveyancing practice. Should I ‘stay local’?

Advantages do exist in being able to attend a local West Hill conveyancing solicitor for instance

• signing documents and and when necessary
• getting face-to-face explanations of matters that need explaining
• the ability to raise concerns if matters are not going as expected

When analysing fees, look out for hidden extras. The majority decent West Hill high street solicitors give an all-inclusive price. Many online agents seem to offer low cost prices, yet have burried 'extras' in the small print.