My family lawyer has quoted £1150 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Seven Kings. I’m looking to sell a newly refurbished detached home for £175,000. This sounds overpriced. Is it above what I should be paying for conveyancing in Seven Kings?
The quote is slightly on the expensive side. Where you are prepared to expend time contrasting charges you may be able to decrease the fees marginally by as much as £125. On the other hand, you maylive to rue choosing an a cheaper solicitor. If is important to be sure the firm can act for your lender. Do use our comparison tool to find a Seven Kings conveyancing practice on the lender’s member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Seven Kings.
I have Fifty Six years remaining on my lease and need a lease extension for my flat in Seven Kings. Conveyancing solicitors on the Virgin panel can deal with such extensions correct?
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 25/7/2024 the requirements read as follows :
Me and my partner are purchasing a house in Seven Kings. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a conveyancer? On the day of competition we have to send money into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our monies?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
We are getting a further advance on our home loan from Yorkshire BS as we want to conduct alterations to our house in Seven Kings. Are we obliged to choose a high street Seven Kings solicitor on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel to handle the legals?
Yorkshire BS don't usually instruct firms on their approved list of lawyers to deal with the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Yorkshire BS panel.
I have paid off my mortgage with Aldermore. I assume I don't need a Seven Kings property lawyer on the Aldermore panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Please confirm.
If you have finished paying off your Aldermore mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Aldermore mortgage from the register. Aldermore, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
- but are not moving to another property
- where Aldermore has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- Aldermore has instructed the Land Registry to do so
How simple is it to use the search facility to locate a conveyancing solicitor in Seven Kings on the authorised to act for my bank?
Step one is to choose a mortgage company such as Barclays , Bank of Scotland or Bank of Ireland then type in your location for example Seven Kings. Conveyancing firms in Seven Kings and across England and Wales should be shown.
I am using a search engine for the phrase cheap conveyancing in Seven Kings it reveals numerous property lawyersin the area. How do I determine which is the right conveyancing solicitor for the sale of my house?
The ideal way of seeking the right conveyancer is via personal referral, so ask colleagues and those you trust who have acquired a property in Seven Kings or a respected estate agent or mortgage broker. Charges for conveyancing in Seven Kings differ, so it's a good idea to request at least four fee calculations from varying types of companies. Make sure that you know what costs in the quote includes.
I am on look out for some leasehold conveyancing in Seven Kings. Before diving in I want to be sure as to the number of years remaining on the lease.
Assuming the lease is recorded at the land registry - and most are in Seven Kings - then the leasehold title will always include the short particulars of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.
After months of dialogue we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Seven Kings. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?
You certainly can. We can put you in touch with a Seven Kings conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Seven Kings flat is 49 Aldborough Road South in July 2012. The Tribunal decided that the premium payable for the grant of the new lease was £13,925 This case was in relation to 1 flat. The unexpired term was 61.36 years.