The lawyer who helped my former purchase has sent a quote for £1700 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Hawkshead. I’m looking to sell a Victorian house for £125,000. Is this over the top? Is it above what I should be paying for conveyancing in Hawkshead?

The estimate does seem a tad steep. If you are content to expend time contrasting charges you could get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by perhaps a hundred pounds. On the other hand, you couldcome to rue opting for an an unknown conveyancer. Don't forget to be sure the firm can act for your bank. Do utilise our comparison tool to select a Hawkshead conveyancing practice on the banks member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Hawkshead.

The Hawkshead conveyancing firm handling our Hawkshead conveyancing has identified an inconsistency when comparing the assumptions in the home valuation survey and what is revealed within the legal papers for the property. My solicitor has advised that he needs to ensure that the bank is OK with this discrepancy and is content to go ahead. Is my lawyer’s course or action appropriate?

Your property lawyer must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.

We're in Hawkshead, First timers purchasing with a mortgage (lender is Aldermore , and our solicitor is on the Aldermore conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?

The fact that your lawyer is on the Aldermore conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no property lawyer should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.

I used Arc property Solicitors several years past for my conveyancing in Hawkshead. Now, I need the documents however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Hawkshead of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

About to purchase a new build apartment in Hawkshead. Conveyancing is necessary evil 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.

Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Hawkshead

Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. 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. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants.