I am in need of a property lawyer. Should I go for for a nationwide conveyancer as opposed to a local Chichester conveyancing lawyer?

Established third party connections is an important consideration when choosing conveyancing solicitors. Chichester law firms benefit from connections with mortgage brokers and agents, local authorities, surveyors and other law firms meaning the whole process is going to be much more straightforward for you. Possessing a well rounded intelligence of the local area is also a plus .

We see that you have a search directory listing law firms on the conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I appoint them for our conveyancing in Chichester?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Chichester.

My aunt passed away last year and as sole heir and executor I was left the property in Chichester. The house had a small mortgage left on it of around £4500. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to , pay off the mortgage. Is this possible?

If you intend to re-mortgage then will insist on your using a conveyancer on the conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.

Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Chichester ahead of appointing lawyers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the house. Our surveyor advised that some banks will refuse to give a mortgage on this type of premises.

It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different instructions from Birmingham Midshires. If you call us we can investigate further via the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Chichester. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Chichester to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.

We are in the process of purchasing a apartment in Chichester. Can the have our transaction price a secret from sites such as Rightmove. How could this be achieved ?

HM Land Registry as a matter of law obliged to reveal price paid information on the official title for residential properties countrywide which includes homes in Chichester. The register of title is an open document, so HMLR would be breaching their statutory duty if they did not permit access to the register.

You can make a request of the Land Registry to withhold the amount paid data but the response will be in the negative.