We are buying a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Chafford Hundred who is on the Kent Reliance approved panel. Can you recommend a local firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Kent Reliance . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Chafford Hundred.

Do I select a Licenced Conveyancer or Solicitor for conveyancing in Chafford Hundred?

There are many recorded licenced Conveyancers in Chafford Hundred and Solicitor firms in Chafford Hundred offering conveyancing It is important to make clear that the two are supervised by regulatory bodies with both specialising in the legal work in transferring property. They may both also deal with associated property related work such as remortgage conveyancing, lease extensions and transfer of equity conveyancing.

My fiancee and I are spending time looking at flats in Chafford Hundred and I am now considering a potential offer. Should I already have a property lawyer in place at this point? I am planning to take a mortgage with Principality.

You should start obtaining conveyancing quotes from solicitors ASAP. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their contact information on to the EA. Given that you are getting a mortgage with Principality, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Principality conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.

Our offer on a detached house in Chafford Hundred has been agreed to, the sellers do nevertheless have a connected purchase. The vendors have offered on a flat, however it’s not yet agreed to, and have viewings of other properties in the pipeline. I have chosen a nearby conveyancing solicitor in Chafford Hundred. What do I do now? When should I get the mortgage application with Barclays started?

It is usual to have apprehensions where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur costs too early (mortgage application is in the region of one thousand pounds, then survey, Chafford Hundred conveyancing search fees, etc). First, you must ensure that your conveyancer is on the Barclays approved list. As to the subsequent steps this very much depends on the specifics of your case, attraction to the property and on the state of the market. In a buoyant market some home buyers would apply for a home loan with Barclays and pay for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they ask their property lawyer to press on with searches.

I am purchasing my first flat in Chafford Hundred with a mortgage from Coventry Building Society. The developers would not reduce the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The house builders rep advised me not disclose to my lawyer about the deal as it would jeopardize my mortgage with the bank. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

I am downsizing from my property. My past solicitors closed down. I would be grateful for any recommendation of a conveyancing firm. I happen to live in Chafford Hundred if that makes a difference.

You should use our search tool to help you find a solicitor for your conveyancing in Chafford Hundred. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with lender approved solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move goes with a minimum of fuss.

I have just appointed agents to market my garden flat in Chafford Hundred. Conveyancing solicitors are to be appointed soon, but I have recently received a quarterly maintenance charge demand – should I leave it to the buyer to sort out?

It best that you clear the service charge as normal as all ground rent and service payments will be apportioned on completion, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially.

I have given up trying to purchase the freehold in Chafford Hundred. Can the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal adjudicate on premiums?

in cases where there is a missing freeholder or if there is dispute 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 LVT to judgment on the amount due.

An example of a Lease Extension decision for a Chafford Hundred property is Various @ Colombus Square in January 2012. the Tribunal calculated the premiums to be paid for new leases for each of the flats in Mariners Walk to be £3822 and the premium to be paid for the new lease of 2 Knights Court to be £4439. This case affected 13 flats. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 76 years.