My family solicitor has given a fee estimate £1400 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Hounslow. I’m looking to sell a Georgian house for £225,000. This sounds over the top. Is it above what I should be paying for conveyancing in Hounslow?
The quote is slightly on the expensive side. If you shop around you could trim some of the cost by perhaps a hundred pounds. That being said, you mightlive to regret opting for an an unknown lawyer. Don't forget to check the firm can represent your bank. Do utilise our search tool to choose a Hounslow conveyancing firm on the lender’s approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Hounslow.
About to place a bid on a leasehold property in Hounslow. The property agents say that it is the norm for flats in Hounslow to have less than 75 years unexpired on the lease. I am obtaining a loan with Virgin. Is this going to be a problem if the lease has 69 years left.
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are obtaining a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Virgin have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 30/6/2025 the requirements read as follows :
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my home can not be found. The conveyancers who did the conveyancing in Hounslow 4 years ago are no longer around. What are my next steps?
Assuming you have a registered title the information relating to your ownership will be retained by HMLR with a Title Number. It is easy to conduct a search at the Land Registry, find your property and get up to date copies of the Registered Entries for less than a fiver. If the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will usually hold a certified copy of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be retrieved for £20 inclusive of VAT.
I'm purchasing my first flat in Hounslow with a mortgage from Lloyds TSB Bank. The developers refused to budge the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The house builders rep told me not reveal to my conveyancer about the deal as it will affect my mortgage with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in last month in what should have been a quick, chain free conveyancing. Hounslow is the location of the property. Can you offer any advice?
Flying freeholds in Hounslow are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Hounslow you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Hounslow may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.
The lawyers conducting our conveyancing in Hounslow has sent papers to review that reveal that the property is unregistered with epitome documents. Is it not the case that all houses in Hounslow are registered?
Most property in Hounslow is registered. An 'epitome' is basically a dossier of photocopies of documents affecting an unregistered title. Many Hounslow conveyancing practitioners should be able to handle this type of conveyancing but where uncertainty exists the usual proposition presently appears to be for the seller to address the registration formalities first and thereafter sell - this undoubtedly result in a significant delay.