Do I choose a Licenced Conveyancer or Solicitor for conveyancing in West Harrow?
There are many registered licenced Conveyancers in West Harrow and Solicitor partnerships in West Harrow who provide Conveyancing services It is important to make clear that both are supervised by regulatory bodies with both specialising in the legal work in the home buying process. Both can handle associated property related work such as remortgage conveyancing, lease extensions and transfer of equity conveyancing.
We are aiming to move house in July. Will my conveyancing solicitor update the removal company on the completion day. As an aside, can you put forward a removal company in West Harrow. Conveyancing solicitor was chosen before I stumbled across this page.
On the day of completion you can pick up the house keys from the estate agent however this should only be done once the previous owners solicitors advise the agent that the monies to complete are in and the keys can be given over. You will need to inform the removal company that they can start moving you in. We are not in a position to recommend a specific removal company but can help you choose a conveyancing in West Harrow or a legal practice with expertise in conveyancing in West Harrow.
I am currently in the process of buying my council flat in West Harrow. I have a mortgage offer with Kent Reliance. Conveyancing is not something I have any knowledge of. Can I proceed without a solicitor easily? I think we can but we keep being told I should have one. Any advice?
It is not advisable to proceed with a house purchase without a solicitor. The council's solicitor are not acting for you. You need a solicitor for a number reasons. One of which is to verify what plans the Council have for repairs and refurbishment for the next five years. Many leaseholders have been stung for contributions of thousands of pounds. In any event, if you are getting a mortgage with Kent Reliance, you will need to appoint a solicitor on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel.
My colleague advised me that if I am purchasing in West Harrow I should ask my conveyancer to carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
A search of this type is usually included in the estimate for your West Harrow conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out significant information about West Harrow around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the West Harrow Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime details, West Harrow Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data regarding West Harrow.
I'm refinancing my existing home to a buy to let loan with Coventry Building Society and I will use the ballance of the raised equity as a deposit on another property. The area we are interested in is West Harrow. Will your solicitors be able to act for the two lenders and link together the conveyances?
Do use our comparison tool on this page to ensure that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panels. On the basis that they are the conveyancer should be able to simultaneously deal with the two transactions but you should talk with you conveyancer and make clear your desired outcome and needs.
We're first time buyers - agreed a price, yet the property agent has warned us that the owners will only proceed if we appoint their preferred conveyancers as they are insisting on a ‘quick sale’. Our preferred option is to instruct a local conveyancer accustomed to conveyancing in West Harrow
It is highly unlikely the sellers are behind this. If they desire ‘a quick sale', turning down a serious purchaser is counter productive. Avoid the agents and go straight to the owners and make the point that (a)you are genuine purchasers (b)you are ready to progress, with finances arranged © you are chain free (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you are going to use your preferred West Harrow conveyancing solicitors - as opposed tothose that will provide their negotiator at the agency a introducer fee or meet his conveyancing figures demanded by corporate headquarters.
I am attracted to a couple of maisonettes in West Harrow both have approximately 50 years left on the leases. Do I need to be concerned?
A lease is a right to use the property for a period of time. As a lease gets shorter the marketability of the lease deteriorates and results in it becoming more expensive to extend the lease. For this reason it is generally wise to increase the term of the lease. It is often difficulties arise selling premises with a short lease as mortgage lenders less inclined to grant a loan on such properties. Lease extension can be a protracted process. We advise that you get professional assistance from a solicitor and surveyor with experience in this arena.
I have tried to negotiate informally with with my landlord to extend my lease without success. Can I apply to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal? Can you recommend a West Harrow conveyancing firm to act on my behalf?
if there is a absentee freeholder or if there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant statutes it is possible to make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to arrive at the sum to be paid.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a West Harrow residence is flat 93b Welldon Crescent in May 2009. The Tribunals valuation for a 90-year lease extension of this fat was £13,171 This case affected 1 flat. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 75.25 years.
I have instructed a West Harrow conveyancing solicitor for our home move (FTB’s) and have noticed in the engagement letter that they are not overseen by the Financial Conduct Authority. Am I right to be concerned or is that the norm with solicitor?
We can't see why they should be. Most conveyancer don't lend money. They should be regulated by the SRA, who dictate strict rules in relation to amounts deposited by them.