I am looking for value for money property lawyer. Should I go for for an online conveyancer rather than a local Harbury conveyancing lawyer?
Harbury is a special area, where local insight helps. The relaxed pace of life has an upside – but not for your house move. The conveyancers that we work with combine vast Harbury insight with a professional, can doattitude that ensures the conveyancing to progress without drama. It is a distinct advantage that they enjoy established relationships with financial advisers, estate agents, surveyors and counterpart Harbury conveyancing solicitors
Can the conveyancing solicitors revealed via your ’find a lawyer’ app carry out right to buy conveyancing in Harbury?
We have identified a number of conveyancing solicitors who can conduct right to buy conveyancing Do get in touch with us with a view to get a costs calculation.
I purchased a freehold premises in Harbury but still charged rent, why is this and what is this?
It is rare for properties in Harbury and has limited impact for conveyancing in Harbury 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 generation of new rentcharges from 1977 onwards.
Old rentcharges can now be redeemed by making a lump sum payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence in 2037 is to be extinguished.
Can you clarify what the consequences are if my lawyer’s firm is suspended from the HSBC Conveyancing panel ahead of completing my conveyancing in Harbury?
First, this is very unlikely to happen. In most cases even where a law firm is removed off of a panel the lender would allow the completion to go ahead as the lender would appreciate the difficulties that they would place you in if you have to instruct a new solicitor days before completion. In a worst case scenario where the lender insists that you instruct a new firm then it is possible for a very good lawyer to expedite the conveyancing albeit that you may pay a significant premium for this. The analogous situation is where a buyer instructs a lawyer, exchanges contracts and the law firm is shut down by a regulator such as the SRA. Again, in this situation you can find lawyers who can troubleshoot their way to bring the conveyancing to a satisfactory conclusion - albeit at a cost.
I have been told that property searches are the primary reason for stalling in Harbury house deals. Is this right?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published findings of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the most frequent causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Searches are unlikely to be the root cause of holding up conveyancing in Harbury.
I have recentlybecome aware that Arc property Solicitors have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Harbury for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 18 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?
The easiest way to see if the premises is in your name, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Harbury conveyancing specialists.
