My colleague suggested that if I am buying in Hockley I should ask my conveyancer to perform a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
A search of this type is sometimes included in the estimate for your Hockley conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing significant information about Hockley around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data concerning Hockley.
The deeds to my home are lost. The solicitors who conducted the conveyancing in Hockley 5 years ago are no longer around. What are my options?
In today’s world there are copies made of almost everything, and your conveyancer will know exactly where to look for all the suitable paperwork so you can buy or sell your property without any difficulty. If duplicates can’t be found, your solicitor can put in place insurance or indemnities protecting you against possible claims on your property.
How does the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 impact my commercial premises in Hockley and how can your lawyers assist?
The 1954 Act affords a safeguard to business lessees, granting the legal entitlement to make a request to court for a new lease and remain in occupation when the lease comes to an end. There are certain specified grounds where a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are complex. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Hockley is one of our numerous areas of the UK in which our lawyers are based
My husband and I are 18 days into a freehold purchase having been directed to solicitors by the local agent to perform conveyancing in Hockley. I am am very frustrated with the quality of service. Can you help me find new conveyancers?
They would have to be very bad in order to consider diss instructing them. Has your loan offer been generated? In the event that it has you will need to advise them of the new contact details and have the loan are re-issued. The conveyancer needs to be on the lenders panel to avoid supplemental expenses and complications. That should be your first question of the new lawyers. Our search tool should help you find a lender approved solicitor for your conveyancing in Hockley
Builders have put forward a lawyer and I've sought an estimate from them. They are almost £400 less expensive than my preferred Hockley conveyancer. What's the catch?
Developers normally have panels of lawyers who expedite matters and who know the developer’s documentation and conveyancing practitioner. As many developers offer an inducement to choose their approved solicitor for this reason, any increased cost can be avoided and a developer won't suggest a conveyancing factory and run the risk of having the conveyancing stall when they demand an exchange inside a month. The argument for not opting for the recommended lawyer is that they may be unwilling to 'push' your interests for fear of alienating the developer. If you worry that this may be the case you should keep with your local Hockley conveyancing practitioner.