In what way does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Harpenden? Why is this being asked of me?

You are right in the requirement set out by your lawyer has nothing to do with conveyancing in Harpenden. However these days you can not proceed with any conveyancing transaction if you have not submitting proof of your identity. Ordinarily this takes the form of a either your passport or driving licence plus a bank statement. Remember if you are providing your driving licence as proof of identification it needs to be both the paper part and photo card part, one is not sufficient without the other.

Verification of the source of funds is mandated under Money Laundering Regulations. You should not be offended when when this is requested of you as your lawyer must retain this information on record. Your Harpenden conveyancing practitioner will require evidence of proof of funds before they are able to accept any funds from you into their client account and they should also ask additional questions regarding the origin of monies.

My home in Harpenden is up for sale and I have a purchaser. Will the solicitor need to be on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel in order to deal with paying off my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their conditions fairly frequently in recent years.

2 months have gone by since my purchase conveyancing in Harpenden took place. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £180,000. 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 asset 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.

I am buying a new build flat in Harpenden. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Harpenden

If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified.

In my capacity as executor for the estate of my aunt I am disposing of a residence in Monmouth but reside in Harpenden. My conveyancer (approximately 200 kilometers awayneeds me to execute a statutory declaration before completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing solicitor in Harpenden who can attest this legal document for me?

strictly speaking you are unlikely to need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are Harpenden based