My best friend’s sister is a property lawyer. I expect that I will receive preferential rates for conveyancing, but if not, what level of costs would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Windsor?
Do compare pricing. Do use our search tool on this page. The prices may vary but the service one can expect differ between property lawyers as is true with most professions.
I am considering applying for a TSB mortgage for purchase of a new build (under development) in Windsor with 70% LTV. Is it compulsory to choose a solicitor on the conveyancing panel for TSB ?
There is nothing to stop you using your solicitor, but TSB will insist on their interests being represented by a firm on their conveyancing panel. There is much more potential for delays and confusion with an additional lawyer added to the mix, and it will undoubtedly be more expensive too.
Do I need to pay for insurance to address the risk of chancel repairs when acquiring a property in Windsor?
Unless a prior acquisition of the property completed after 12 October 2013 you can take it that conveyancing practitioners handling conveyancing in Windsor to continue to propose a a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.
I am purchasing a new build house in Windsor with a loan from Nottingham Building Society. The sellers refused to move on the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of extras instead. The house builders rep told me not disclose to my solicitor about this extras as it would affect my mortgage with Nottingham Building Society. Is this normal?.
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 am looking into buying my first house which is in Windsor and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Windsor. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Windsor area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Windsor. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found
Should one remove a deceased person's details from the title register for a house in Windsor?
If a Windsor property is co-owned and one of the proprietors passes away, the name will not automatically be removed from the Land Registry title. You are not required to amend the title as when it comes to a disposal your conveyancer would simply be required to evidence as to the reason the other owner is not included in the transfer, normally this takes the form of a grant of probate.
With the aim of making things more straight forward in the future you can arrange to have the deceased party removed from the title entries by applying to HMLR with proof of the death. There is no land registry fee payable.