Please could you recommend a Godiva Mortgages Ltd allowed Hackney Wick conveyancing firm who can have us moved in within a short deadline? Would it be better to use a high street Hackney Wick firm or a web based firm?

We would be happy to suggest some excellent Hackney Wick conveyancing firms. Another option is to visit the high street in Hackney Wick. Visit two or three law practices and request to see a conveyancing solicitor for a quote. Explain your requirements together with the reasons and get a commitment on speed. Appoint the one that genuine.

I am buying a right to buy a flat in Hackney Wick. Can I do my own conveyancing?

Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Hackney Wick you will have to appoint a solicitor on your lender's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Hackney Wick.

Should my solicitor be raising questions concerning flooding during the conveyancing in Hackney Wick.

The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for conveyancers dealing with homes in Hackney Wick. There are those who acquire a house in Hackney Wick, fully expectant that at some time, it may be flooded. However, leaving to one side the physical destruction, where a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, adequate insurance cover, or dispose of the property. There are steps that can be taken as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the purchaser.

Conveyancers are not best placed to give advice on flood risk, however there are a numerous checks that may be initiated by the purchaser or by their conveyancers which can give them a better understanding of the risks in Hackney Wick. The standard property information forms supplied to a purchaser’s lawyer (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) contains a standard inquiry of the seller to determine if the premises has historically flooded. In the event that flooding has previously occurred which is not notified by the owner, then a buyer could commence a compensation claim as a result of such an incorrect answer. The buyer’s lawyers should also carry out an enviro search. This should reveal whether there is any known flood risk. If so, additional inquiries will need to be initiated.

four months have elapsed following my purchase conveyancing in Hackney Wick concluded. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £170,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the property from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

If all goes to plan we aim to complete our sale of a £150,000 apartment in Hackney Wick next Thursday. The landlords agents has quoted £312 for Landlord’s certificate, building insurance schedule and previous years service charge statements. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge such fees for a flat conveyance in Hackney Wick?

For most leasehold sales in Hackney Wick conveyancing will involve, questions about the management of a building inevitably needing to be answered directly by the freeholder or its agent, this includes :

Completing conveyancing due diligence questions Where consent is required before sale in Hackney Wick Copies of the building insurance and schedule Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale

Your lawyer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Hackney Wick leasehold premises is £350. For Hackney Wick conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are obliged to provide the information.

Following years of correspondence we cannot agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Hackney Wick. Does the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal have jurisdiction to calculate the appropriate figures?

in cases where there is a missing landlord or if there is disagreement about the premium for a lease extension, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal to arrive at the amount due.

An example of a Freehold Enfranchisement decision for a Hackney Wick premises is 12 Nutfield Road in July 2014. the Tribunal judged that the price to be paid by the applicants for the freehold interest should be £19,572 This case was in relation to 2 flats. The unexpired term was 72.02 years.