My partner’s step-father is a property lawyer. I am hopeful that I will receive preferential fee for conveyancing, but if not, what kind of costs would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Hampton Hill?

It’s prudent to request 3 or more like-for-like conveyancing estimates. Do use our search tool on this site. You will notice that charges will be different but the service one can expect are distinct between solicitors as is true with most professions.

My wife and I intend to remortgage our apartment in Hampton Hill with RBS. We have a son approaching twenty who lives at home. Our solicitor requested us to identify any adults other than ourselves who lives in the flat. The solicitor has now sent a form for our son to sign, waiving any legal rights in the event that the apartment is repossessed. I have a couple of questions (1) Is this form unique to the RBS conveyancing panel as he never had to sign this form when we purchased 3 years ago (2) Does our son by signing this extinguish his entitlement to inherit the property?

First, rest assured that your RBS conveyancing panel solicitor is doing the right thing 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 RBS. This is solely used to protect RBS 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 RBS 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.

What does a local search tell me about the property my wife and I purchasing in Hampton Hill?

Hampton Hill conveyancing often starts with the applying for local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search company for example Searchflow The local search is essential in every Hampton Hill conveyancing purchase; that is if you don’t want any nasty surprises after you move into your property. The search should reveal data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the premises (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen subject headings.

I purchased my home on 10 February and the transaction details is not yet on the land registry website. Any reason for this? My conveyancing solicitor in Hampton Hill expressed confidence that it should be recorded in a couple of weeks. Are titles in Hampton Hill particularly slow to register?

There is nothing unique about conveyancing in Hampton Hill registration formalities. Rather than based on location, timescales can vary depending on who lodges the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry must send notices to any interested parties. Currently in the region of 80% of submission are fully addressed within two weeks but occasionally there can be extensive hold-ups. Registration occurs once the new owner has moved in to the premises thus 'speed' is not typically an essential issue yet where it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your solicitor must communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.

Why do Hampton Hill conveyancing fees are higher for leasehold and freehold properties?

Leasehold conveyancing in Hampton Hill will often involve additional due diligence for instance investigating the lease, corresponding with the freeholder, obtaining up to date rent receipts, landlord’s consents, management company’s accounts amongst other tasks.