How do I find the right solicitor who can give a quality service for our conveyancing in Colnbrook?
Option 1 is to ask connections who they would recommend.
Second, look on the internet for conveyancing in Colnbrook. Call two or three from the list and request that they email you their conveyancing fees and discuss your needs with the solicitor who will handle your conveyancing beforecommitting.
Third is to make use of this site to help you find the right solicitors taking into account your own factors including area of the property,deadlines, complexity and who the proposed mortgage company is. Don't take the bait of £99 conveyancing in Colnbrook
My partner and I intend to remortgage our penthouse in Colnbrook with Coventry BS. We have a son 18 who lives with us. Our solicitor has asked us to disclose any adults other than ourselves who lives in the flat. Our lawyer has now e-mailed a document for our son to sign, waiving any legal rights in the event that the flat is forfeited by the lender. I have two questions (1) Is this document specific to the Coventry BS conveyancing panel as he never had to sign this form when we bought 3 years ago (2) Does our son by signing this compromise his entitlement to inherit the property?
On the face of it your lawyer has done nothing wrong as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to Coventry BS. This is solely used to protect Coventry BS if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave. It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of Coventry BS had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Colnbrook. My lender is Platform
Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 5/10/2025, the requirements read as follows :
I am assisting my mother sell her flat in Colnbrook. Will the conveyancer order an energy assessment or it is for me to coordinate?
Following the demise of Home Packs, energy performance certificates became a compulsory part of selling a house. An EPC should be to hand prior to the property being advertised. It is not as aspect of the sale process that law firms ordinarily arrange. If you are using a Colnbrook conveyancing practitioner they might be willing to arrange energy performance certificates given their contacts with reputable Colnbrook providers
Last month we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Skipton. Colnbrook conveyancing lawyers were appointed. How long does it take for Skipton to send the offer to the conveyancing practitioner?
Some lenders take longer than others. Have Skipton completed the valuation? Have you advised Skipton as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Skipton conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.
I recently had an offer accepted on an apartment in Colnbrook. My financial adviser recommended their conveyancers. I paid an advanced payment of £225. Not long after, the solicitor contacted me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Santander conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Santander panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
Our conveyancer has advised that he intends to complete and exchange simultaneously on the sale of our £425,000 apartment in Colnbrook in just under a week. The managing agents has quoted £408 for Landlord’s certificate, insurance certificate and 3 years statements of service charge. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge exorbitant fees for a leasehold conveyance in Colnbrook?
For most leasehold sales in Colnbrook conveyancing will involve, questions about the management of a building inevitably needing to be answered directly by the freeholder or its agent, this includes :
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Addressing pre-contract enquiries
Where consent is required before sale in Colnbrook
Supplying insurance information
Deeds of covenant upon sale
Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale
I inherited a 2 bed flat in Colnbrook, conveyancing was carried out February 2010. Can you let me have an estimate of the premium that my landlord can legally expect in return for granting a renewal of my lease? Comparable properties in Colnbrook with over 90 years remaining are worth £185,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £65 per annum. The lease ceases on 21st October 2086
With 61 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to range between £19,000 and £22,000 as well as professional fees.
The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs without more comprehensive investigations. You should not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt additional issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward based on this information without first seeking the advice of a professional.