Why do I have to pay up front for my conveyancing in Harlesden?

Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Harlesden your lawyer will request that you place them with funds to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. Ordinarily this is needed to cover the fees of the conveyancing searches. When the deposit is as part of the sale price then this will be required shortly prior to contracts are exchanged. Any further balance that is needed will be payable a few days prior to the completion date.

How does conveyancing in Harlesden differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Harlesden come to us having been asked by the housebuilder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is finished. This is because developers in Harlesden usually buy the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Harlesden or who has acted in the same development.

I am downsizing from my property. My former solicitors have shut. I would be grateful for any recommendation of a conveyancing firm. I happen to live in Harlesden if that makes things easier.

Please use our search tool to help you find a solicitor for your conveyancing in Harlesden. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with regulated solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move runs with a minimum of fuss.

My wife and I purchased a leasehold house in Harlesden. Conveyancing and Leeds Building Society mortgage are in place. I have received a letter from someone saying they have taken over the freehold. Attached was a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1994. The conveyancing practitioner in Harlesden who previously acted has now retired. What should I do?

First contact HMLR to be sure that this person is indeed the new freeholder. It is not necessary to incur the fees of a Harlesden conveyancing practitioner to do this as it can be done on-line for a few pound. Rest assured that regardless, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.

I am the proprietor of a a ground floor purpose built flat in Harlesden. In the absence of agreement between myself and the landlord, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal make a decision on the amount due for a lease extension?

Where there is a missing landlord or if there is disagreement about what the lease extension should cost, under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to arrive at the price payable.

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Harlesden flat is First Floor Flat 2B Fortune Gate Road in May 2013. the tribunal decided that the price payable for the lease extension was £9,331, together with £900 in respect of outstanding ground rent. This case related to 1 flat. The number of years remaining on the existing lease(s) was 74.31 years.

Me and my partner are planning to purchase a 2 room first floor flatin Harlesden with a residential mortgage from a lender. We like our solicitor in Harlesden however our lender inform us now that he's not approved on their "panel". We have to appoint from the our lender panel solicitors or keep our Harlesden solicitor and incur the extra costs for one of their panel ones to represent our bank. This seems very unfair; Can we not simply insist that our bank use our Harlesden lawyer?

No, not really. The mortgage company home loan issued is subject to its terms and conditions, one of which will be that lawyers will on the bank's conveyancing panel. Until recently, most mortgage companies had open panels, including many conveyancing solicitors in Harlesden : a mortgagee could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. A further alternative is for your solicitors to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for your bank.