I am in need of a conveyancer. Should I go for for an internet conveyancer as opposed to a high street Hazlemere conveyancing solicitor?
In the main conveyancing practitioners in your area will benefit from strong relationships with your local authority, which could help with your Hazlemere conveyancing searches that your solicitor will require. It can only assist if they have good rapport with the Local Land Registry Office your area Hazlemere, other property lawyers in the area and Hazlemere Estate Agents.
I am the registered owner of a freehold premises in Hazlemere yet charged rent, why is this and what is this?
It is rare for properties in Hazlemere and has limited impact for conveyancing in Hazlemere 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 hundreds of years, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the creation of new rentcharges from 1977 onwards.
Old rentcharges can now be extinguished by making a lump sum payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence after 2037 will be extinguished.
We are planning to move home in March. Does my conveyancing solicitor liaise with the removal company on the day of completion. On a separate note, can you put forward a removal company in Hazlemere. Conveyancing firm was chosen before I stumbled across this website.
On the day of completion you will need to collect the keys from your selling agent but this should only be done once the previous owners lawyers advise the agent that they acknowledge receipt of the completion payment and the keys can be passed over. Subsequently you will need to inform the removal company that you are ready to move in. As a matter of policy we do not recommend a specific removal company but can assist you in finding a residential property solicitor in Hazlemere or a firm that specialises in conveyancing in Hazlemere.
When it comes to lenders such as HSBC, do Hazlemere solicitors incur a fee to be on the list of approved solicitors?
We are unaware of any lender fees to be on their list of approved firms, although some do charge an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.
After weeks of negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Hazlemere. My financial adviser recommended their conveyancers. I paid an upfront payment of £200. Shortly after, the solicitor contacted me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Nationwide 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 Nationwide 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.
I am close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our home in Hazlemere and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was constructed land that was not decontaminated. A local conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers are using an online conveyancing outfit rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Hazlemere. We have lived in Hazlemere for 5 years we know that this is a non issue. Do we get in touch with our local Authority to obtain clarification that the buyers are looking for.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing solicitor currently acting for you. Are they able to advise? You must enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same illness)
I have been advised by a few property agents in Hazlemere to select a solicitor using your seach tool. Is there a financial advantage for Estate Agents to recommend your site rather than another?
We don’t give any commission for directing people in our direction. We thought it would be too underhand a fee as a client could think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I getting any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.
As co-executor for the estate of my grandfather I am selling a house in Swansea but live in Hazlemere. My conveyancer (who is 260 miles from merequires that I sign a statutory declaration prior to completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing practitioner in Hazlemere to attest this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Hazlemere based