My previous lawyer has given a fee estimate £1150 for fixed fee conveyancing in Hadley Wood. I’m looking to sell a Victorian house for £150,000. Are these conveyancing fees excessive? Is it in excess of the norm for conveyancing in Hadley Wood?
The charges are a tad high. If you shop around you might trim some of the expense by say £125. On the other hand, you maycome to rue choosing an an untested conveyancer. If is important to ensure that the conveyancer can represent your bank. Do use our comparison tool to locate a Hadley Wood conveyancing company on the lender’s approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Hadley Wood.
In the event thatI were to purchase a straightforward propertyin Hadley Wood mortgage fee and have no survey and no conveyancing searches how much would I expect to to save on my conveyancing in Hadley Wood?
Any savings you would make would be limited to the Hadley Wood conveyancing searches. A lawyer is obliged to do the vast majority of work - money laundering, liaising with your sellers lawyer, SDLT submission, register the ownership etc. A slight saving might be made by not having to register a charge but it will not be significant.
It is a dozen years since I acquired my property in Hadley Wood. Conveyancing lawyers have just been appointed on the sale but I can't find the title deeds. Will this jeopardise the sale?
You need not be too concerned. Firstly there is a possibility that the deeds will be with the mortgage company or they could be archived with the solicitor who acted in the purchase. Secondly in all probability the land will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you are the registered owner by your conveyancing solicitors obtaining current official copies of the land registers. The vast majority of conveyancing in Hadley Wood relates to registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is unregistered it adds to the complexity but is not insurmountable.
Is it necessary during the course of the conveyancing process to pop into the offices of the solicitor to execute the legal charge? If so, I will appoint a lawyer who conducts conveyancing in Hadley Wood so that I can pop in to their offices when needed.
Nowadays approved lawyers for mortgage companies conduct their work through Royal Mail, e-mail or over phone calls. This means that they can undertake the conveyancing transaction regardless of where you live in England or Wales. However you should check if you can still book an appointment to visit conveyancing lawyer if just in case this is required.
I require quick conveyancing in Hadley Wood as I am under an ultimatum to complete in less than 3 weeks. A mortgage is not required. Can I avoid the conveyancing searches to save money and time?
As you are not taking a mortgage you are at liberty not to have searches carried out although no law firm would advise that you don't. Drawing on our experience of conveyancing in Hadley Wood the following are instances of what can show up and therefore impact the marketability of the property: Refused Planning Applications, Overdue Fees, Overdue Grants, Unadopted Roads,...
I purchased my house on 3 June and the transaction details is yet to be on the land registry website. Any reason for this? My conveyancing solicitor in Hadley Wood advises it should be dealt with in less than a month. Are transfers in Hadley Wood particularly slow to register?
As far as conveyancing in Hadley Wood registration is no quicker or slower than the rest of the country. Rather than based on location, timescales can differ depending on who lodges the application, whether it is in order and whether the Land registry must send notices to any other parties. At present roughly three quarters of such applications are fully dealt with in less than three weeks but occasionally there can be extensive hold-ups. Registration occurs once the buyer has moved in to the premises so post completion formalities is not usually top priority yet if there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your conveyancer must speak with the land registry and explain the circumstances.