My best friend’s uncle is a conveyancer. I hope that I will be offered mate’s fee for conveyancing, but if not, what kind of figure should I be expecting for conveyancing in Hampton Wick?
You should contrast pricing. Make use of our search tool on this site. Whilst quotes may be different but service levels do differ between conveyancers as is true with the vast majority of professional services.
I had intended to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Hampton Wick for our house purchase. Our broker has since advised us that our bank Barclays won't deal with them. Surely this is unfair competition?
Pre- 2008 most lenders had a different appetite for risk. Almost all Hampton Wick conveyancing firms would have been on many bank panels. The financial services regulator in 2010 completed a thematic investigation into mortgage fraud which come to the conclusion: know the conveyancing solicitors dealt with. Consequently, mortgage companies are increasingly seeing more data from law firms about their operations and their employees and set certain criteria such a completing on a minimum amount of conveyancing. Many Hampton Wick conveyancing firms that have been excluded from lender panels have a 100% healthy track record, no complaints and no claims and didn't just 'dabble' in conveyancing. Hampton Wick is one of the hundreds of locations where the conveyancers we recommend are are authorised to act for Barclays .
We are purchasing a 3 bedroom semi in Hampton Wick. Our aim is to carry out a loft conversion at the house.Will the conveyancing process include checks to see if these alterations are prohibited?
Your solicitor should review the deeds as conveyancing in Hampton Wick will on occasion identify restrictions in the title deeds which prohibit categories of changes or require the consent of another owner. Some additions call for local authority planning consent and approval in compliance with building regulations. Some locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or impact extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor prior to committing yourself to a purchase.
I'm in the process of looking at flats in Hampton Wick and I am about to put in an offer. Is it too early to have a solicitor in place? I intend to finance via a mortgage with Barclays.
You should start requesting conveyancing estimates from solicitors ASAP. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their details on to the EA. As you are obtaining a mortgage with Barclays, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Barclays conveyancing panel.
After months of negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Hampton Wick. My mortgage broker recommended their conveyancers. I paid an on account payment of £175. Shortly after, the solicitor called me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Leeds Building Society panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Hampton Wick ahead of appointing lawyers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the property. The surveyor has said that some mortgage companies may refuse to issue a loan on such a premises.
It varies from the lender to lender. Santander has different instructions from Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to telephone us we can investigate further via the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Hampton Wick. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
In what way does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my business offices in Hampton Wick and how can your lawyers assist?
The particular law that you refer to provides security of tenure to business tenants, giving them the right to apply to court for a continuation of occupancy when the lease comes to an end. There are certain specified grounds that a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are involved. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Hampton Wick is one of the numerous locations in which our lawyers have offices
I am a negotiator for a long established estate agent office in Hampton Wick where we have experienced a few flat sales put at risk due to leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have received conflicting advice from local Hampton Wick conveyancing solicitors. Could you clarify whether the owner of a flat can start the lease extension process for the purchaser on completion of the sale?
As long as the seller has owned the lease for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. This means that the proposed purchaser can avoid having to sit tight for 2 years for a lease extension. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment needs to be completed prior to, or at the same time as completion of the disposal of the property.
Alternatively, it may be possible to extend the lease informally by agreement with the landlord either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the buyer.
I have attempted and failed to negotiate with my landlord for a lease extension without success. Can I apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal? Can you recommend a Hampton Wick conveyancing firm to assist?
if there is a missing landlord 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 calculate the sum to be paid.
An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Hampton Wick property is Flat D 15 Claremont Gardens in September 2013. TheTribunal determined in accordance with section48 and Schedule13 of the Leasehold Reform,Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 that the premium for the extended lease should be fourteen thousand one hundred and eighty seven pounds (£14,187.00) This case affected 1 flat.