Having been referred to your web site we were about to use a conveyancing solicitor in East Barnet found on your site but stumbled across some other fee calculations via the web appear less expensive – how come?
There are a variety of solicitors offering what appear to be cut price. Our recommendation is to give due consideration about how important this transaction is to you that you are willing to be penny wise pound foolish in relation to the standard of the conveyancing. Many of them highlight a budget fee to catch your eye but bury supplemental fees in the fine print..
My wife and I intend to remortgage our apartment in East Barnet with Leeds Building Society. We have a son approaching twenty who lives at home. Our solicitor requested us to identify any adults other than ourselves who reside at the property. Our lawyer has now e-mailed a document for our son to sign, giving up any rights in the event that the flat is repossessed. I have two concerns (1) Is this form unique to the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel as he never had to sign this form when we purchased 3 years ago (2) Does our son by signing this extinguish his entitlement to inherit the property?
On the face of it your lawyer has done nothing wrong as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to Leeds Building Society. This is solely used to protect Leeds Building Society if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave. It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of Leeds Building Society had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.
My husband and I wish to acquire a 1 bedroom apartment in East Barnet with a mortgage from Halifax.We like our East Barnet conveyancing lawyer but Halifax informed us her practice is not listed on their approved list of member firms. we are left little option but to use a Halifax panel solicitor or retain our high street solicitor and pay for one of their panel ones to act for them. We feel as though this is unjust; Can we not simply insist that Halifax use our lawyer?
Unfortunately,no. The home loan offered to you is subject to its various provisions, one of which will be that solicitors needs to be on the Halifax conveyancing panel. Until recently, most lenders had large numbers of law firms 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. A further alternative is for your solicitors to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for Halifax
I require fast conveyancing in East Barnet as I am under pressure to sign on the dotted line in less than one month. A mortgage is not required. Can I escape the need for conveyancing searches to save money and time?
As you are not taking a mortgage you are at free not to do searches although no law firm would advise that you don't. Drawing on years of experience of conveyancing in East Barnet the following are examples of what can be revealed and adversely affect market value: Enforcement Actions, Outstanding Fees, Outstanding Grants, Unadopted Roads,...
I have been sourcing a conveyancing lawyer in East Barnet for my house move. Is there any facility to review a solicitor's complaints history with the profession’s regulator?
Anyone may read published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions stemming from investigations started on or after 1 January 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For details about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's record, ring 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 SRA could recorded telephone calls for training requirements.
Should local authority consent be required to convert a house into two appartments in East Barnet? This has been done to a property adjacent to my home in East Barnet and was ignorant of the conversion until after the works were finished.
Planning consent is required for converting a single house in East Barnet into apartments but possibly not for converting back to single dwelling-house so, in answer to your question, yes.