I have been told that property searches are the primary cause of hinderance in Harrow Weald house deals. Is that correct?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published findings of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature within the top 10 causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Searches are not likely to feature in any holding up conveyancing in Harrow Weald.
I have justdiscovered that Arc property Solicitors have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Harrow Weald for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 12 months ago. How can I check that the property is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?
The easiest method 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 Harrow Weald conveyancing specialists.
I am looking for a flat up to £235,500 and identified one round the corner in Harrow Weald I like with amenity areas and transport links in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 49 years on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Harrow Weald in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a lease with such few years left?
Should you need a home loan the shortness of the lease may be a potential deal breaker. Discount the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you may ask them to start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor regarding this matter.
Is it possible to swap firm as I need to retain one who is on the Santander conveyancing panel. I instructed a family conveyancing solicitor in Harrow Weald round the corner but the firm is not accepted by Santander
It would be our pleasure to help you select a conveyancing solicitor in Harrow Weald on the Santander panel. Please note that the conveyancers that we list do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Harrow Weald. In utilising the find a conveyancing solicitor tool on this page, you can compare and instruct different solicitors and conveyancers both nationally and in Harrow Weald.
As co-executor for the estate of my grandfather I am selling a house in Cardiff but live in Harrow Weald. My solicitor (approximately 300 miles awayrequires that I sign a statutory declaration prior to completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Harrow Weald who can attest this legal document for me?
strictly speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are based in Harrow Weald
Having used your search tool I can't find the lawyer I was hoping to instruct as being on the lender conveyancing panel. My lawyer has said that they are on the bank approved panel. How can I be sure given that they are not listed on your directory?
Not all firms are yet listed on our lender panel search tool which is still relatively new. Law firms are listing on a daily basis and it is probably the case that your lawyer is on the mortgage company conveyancing lawyer and you should probably take them at their word. Please do feel free to suggest that they completing their listing on our site as it would only cost them £1 a month to list themselves as being on the mortgage company solicitor panel.