My previous lawyer has given a fee estimate £1200 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Hartford. I am selling a modern house for £300,000. Are these estimated fees excessive? Is it in excess of the norm for conveyancing in Hartford?

The quote is slightly on the expensive side. If you shop around you may be able to shave off some of the cost by say £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, you maycome to rue opting for an an untested lawyer. Remember to ensure that the firm can act for your mortgage company. You can use our comparison tool to choose a Hartford conveyancing company on the banks conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Hartford.

I am helping my sister sell her house in Hartford. Will the conveyancer arrange an EPC or do I organise this?

After the abolition of HIPs, energy assessments was kept a required element of moving house. An energy performance certificate must be commissioned in advance of the property being marketed. It is not as aspect of the sale process that solicitors normally arrange. If you are using a Hartford conveyancing practitioner they may help arrange EPC’s due to their contacts with reputable Hartford assessors

We had instructed conveyancing lawyers with offices in Hartford on the Yorkshire BS solicitor panel. They are now charging me a separate charge for handling the Yorkshire BS mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee set by Yorkshire BS?

Unfortunately, so long as it is in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your property lawyer can charge a fee for this. This charge is not dictated by Yorkshire BS but by your Hartford property lawyer. Plenty of firms on the Yorkshire BS panel will quote an ‘acting for lender’ fee but plenty of firms include it on their overall fee.

I currently have a mortgage with TSB for my property in Hartford. Conveyancing has been completed 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 buy-to-let mortgage or inform TSB?

You must advise TSB prior to renting your property as this is likely to be a breach of TSB’s mortgage conditions. In many cases banks or building societies will permit you to let 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 TSB directly. It should not be necessary to do this via a TSB conveyancing panel firm.

I acquired my flat on 3 May and the transaction details is yet to be on the land registry website. Any reason for this? My conveyancing solicitor in Hartford advises it will be dealt with in less than a month. Are titles in Hartford uniquely lengthy to register?

There is nothing unique about conveyancing in Hartford registration formalities. Rather than based on location, timescales can adjust according to who lodges the application, whether there are errors and if the Land registry have to notify any interested persons or bodies. At present roughly three quarters of such applications are completed in less than three weeks but occasionally there can be longer delays. Registration occurs once the purchaser has moved in to the property so 'speed' is not always an essential issue yet if there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your solicitor can contact the land registry and explain the circumstances.

In searching the internet for the term conveyancing in Hartford it brings up many property lawyersin the vicinity. How do I determine which is the suitable conveyancing solicitor for the sale of my house?

The best way of finding the right conveyancer is through a personal referral, so ask friends and those you trust who have purchased a property in Hartford or the reputable estate agent or financial adviser. Costs for conveyancing in Hartford vary, so it's a good idea to obtain at least three fee estimates from varying types of companies. Make sure that you know that the costs are guaranteed not to escalate.

I have instructed a Hartford conveyancing solicitor for our home move (first time buyers) and have picked up in the Ts and Cs that they are not overseen by the Financial Conduct Authority. Need I be worried or is that usually the case with property lawyer?

We can't see why they should be. Most solicitor don't lend money. They should be regulated by the SRA, who dictate specific conditions in relation to amounts sitting by them.