Having been referred to your organisation we were going to appoint conveyancing solicitor in Great Stanmore endorsed by you but stumbled across alternative estimates on the internet seem cheaper – how come?
There are many firms of solicitors marketing what appear to be the cheapest conveyancing in Great Stanmore. Our recommendation is to think long and hard about how much you respect your own move to you are willing to be penny wise pound foolish in relation to the standard of the legal work. Some hide extras well inside the terms of business. The law firms that we list for conveyancing in Great Stanmore will notdo this.
I am the registered owner of a freehold premises in Great Stanmore yet invoiced for rent, why is this and what is this?
It is rare for properties in Great Stanmore and has limited impact for conveyancing in Great Stanmore but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.
Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges date back many centuries, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the creation of fresh rentcharges from 1977 onwards.
Old rentcharges can now be redeemed by making a one off payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence after 2037 will be extinguished.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Great Stanmore. My lender is Platform
Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 9/7/2026, the requirements read as follows :
I am buying my first flat in Great Stanmore benefiting from help to buy. The developers would not move on the amount so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The property agent suggested that I not to tell my lawyer about this side-deal as it would impact 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.
We're first time buyers - agreed a price, yet the estate agent has warned us that the owners will only proceed if we instruct the agent's chosen lawyers as they need a ‘quick sale’. Our preferred option is to instruct a high street solicitor with experience of conveyancing in Great Stanmore
It is unlikely the owners are driving this. If they desire ‘a quick sale', turning down a genuine buyer is likely to cause more damage than good. Speak to the owners direct and make sure they comprehend that (a)you are motivated purchasers (b)you are ready to progress, with mortgage lined up © you are unencumbered (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you intend to instruct your preferred Great Stanmore conveyancing solicitors - not the ones that will earn the negotiator at the agency a referral fee or meet his conveyancing targets set by head office.
What can I do where I am not happy with the conveyancing practitioner who undertook our conveyancing in Great Stanmore?
We live in an imperfect world, and unfortunately occasionally things do go wrong. Nevertheless there is recourse if you were unhappy with your conveyancing in Great Stanmore. This varies from trying to resolve matters directly with them, through to reporting a conveyancing practitioner to their governing body. If you remain dissatisfied you may consider enlisting the help of the Legal Ombudsman.