I plan on buying a maisonette in Hindhead. My lawyer is not on the lender conveyancing list. Is it possible for me to appoint my Hindhead conveyancing solicitor even though they are not on the lender panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?

Various options include

• Complete the deal with your existing Hindhead conveyancer but your mortgage company will no doubt retain a lawyer from their conveyancing panel. This will result in additional cost and probable interruption.
• Choose a new lawyer to act in the purchase, obviously checking they are on the lender conveyancing panel.
• Convince your conveyancing practitioner to do everything within their powers to get accepted on the lender’s panel of solicitors

My wife and I buying a victorian detached house in Hindhead. The intention is to convert the garage to a playroom at the property.Will legal investigations on the property involve checks to determine if these works are prohibited?

Your conveyancer will review the deeds as conveyancing in Hindhead will on occasion identify restrictions in the title deeds which prevent certain works or necessitated the consent of a 3rd party. Some extensions call for local authority planning consent and approval in compliance with building regulations. Many locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or impact extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor prior to committing yourself to a purchase.

I'm in the throws of looking at apartments in Hindhead and I am now considering a potential offer. Should I already have a conveyancer appointed at this point? I intend to finance via a home loan with Aldermore.

You should start requesting 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 pass their contact information on to the estate agent. As you are obtaining a mortgage with Aldermore, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Aldermore conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.

Intending to buy a flat in Hindhead. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Hindhead conveyancer is on the Aldermore conveyancing panel.

I got the keys to my house on 1 July and the transaction details are still not registered. Need I be worried? My conveyancing solicitor in Hindhead said it will be recorded inside ten days. Are transfers in Hindhead particularly slow to register?

There is nothing unique about conveyancing in Hindhead registration formalities. Rather than based on location, timescales can differ depending on who lodges the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry must send notices to any interested persons or bodies. As of today roughly three quarters of such applications are fully dealt with in less than three weeks but some can be subject to longer delays. Registration takes place once the purchaser is living at the property thus registration formalities is not usually an essential issue but where there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your conveyancer must speak with the land registry and explain the circumstances.

My husband and I are first time buyers - had an offer accepted, yet the selling agent told us that the seller will only proceed if we use their chosen lawyers as they need a ‘quick sale’. Our preferred option is to instruct a high street conveyancer accustomed to conveyancing in Hindhead

It is highly unlikely the vendors are driving this. If they desire ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a serious buyer is not the way to achieve this. Contact the owners directly and explain that (a)you are genuine purchasers (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances in place © you do not need to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you are going to appoint your preferred Hindhead conveyancing firm - as opposed tothe ones that will give their negotiator at the agency a referral fee or hit his conveyancing thresholds pre-set by HQ.

Planning to exchange soon on a studio apartment in Hindhead. Conveyancing lawyers have said that they will have a report out to me within the next couple of days. Are there areas in the report that I should be focusing on?

Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Hindhead should include some of the following:

Does the lease require carpeting throughout thus preventing wood flooring? Whether your lease caters for for a reserve fund for major repairs? specifics of the parties to the lease, for example these could be the tennant, superior lessor, freeholder You should have a good understanding of the building insurance obligations Whether the lease restricts you from subletting the property, or working from home

Hindhead Leasehold Conveyancing - Sample of Queries Prior to buying

Who is in charge of the building? How long is the Lease? This question is helpful as a) areas can cause problems in the block as the communal areas may begin to deteriorate if maintenance remain unpaid b) if the leaseholders have an issue with the running of the building you will need to have all the details