Do the conveyancing lawyers via your comparison service handle conveyancing in Haggerston by way of an attended exchange?

There are a few conveyancing specialists carrying out personalised exchanges. You should contact us to obtain a costs illustration and details as to availability.

We see that you have a search directory identifying firms on the Santander conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I retain them for our conveyancing in Haggerston?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Santander conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Haggerston.

I just acquired a flat at auction in Haggerston. Conveyancing is required. What is next?

Now that you have legally committed yourself to purchase you now have to hire the services of a conveyancing solicitor quickly as you now have a pending a fixed date to complete the purchase. All auction property should have a bespoke legal pack. This should include most,if not all of the paperwork that your conveyancer requires. In the case of leasehold property the legal pack may provide a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing paperwork specific to a leasehold property. You should pass this on to your appointed conveyancing solicitor ASAP. You also need to ensure that that you have the requisite funding in place to complete on the date specified in the contract.

We had selected conveyancing lawyers based in Haggerston on the HSBC solicitor approved list. They are now charging me a supplemental fee for handling the HSBC mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee set by HSBC?

Provided it is contained in their Terms of Engagement or Quote then yes your solicitor can levy a fee for this. The charge is not dictated by HSBC but by your Haggerston conveyancing practitioner. Some firms on the HSBC panel will charge an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.

I currently have a mortgage with Yorkshire BS for my property in Haggerston. Conveyancing was finalised 12 months ago. Should I wish to rent out my property and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a BTL mortgage or inform Yorkshire BS?

Your original mortgage agreement with Yorkshire BS will provide that you need their approval in advance of renting your property as this is likely to be a breach of Yorkshire BS’s mortgage conditions. In many cases banks or building societies will allow you to rent out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact Yorkshire BS directly. You need not do this via a Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel firm.

In my capacity as executor for the will of my uncle I am selling a property in Newport but I am based in Haggerston. My solicitor (approximately 300 kilometers from meneeds me to execute a stat dec before completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing solicitor in Haggerston who can attest this legal document for me?

Technically speaking you are unlikely to need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are based in Haggerston

My father purchased his flat in Haggerston eight years ago. He has got wed, divorced and in recent months got married again. He will be marketing the flat in a few months. I suspect that he will simply be requested to supply copies of his marriage certificates to the conveyancing practitioner however he is worried it could hold up the home sale. Should he appoint a conveyancer to update the Land Registry information for the house?

It is not absolutely necessary to bring up to date the register providing you have the evidence needed to demonstrate how the name change resulted.

Any purchaser’s lawyer should review the land registry information and requisition evidence by way of proof of the change of name e.g. marriage certificates.