Can I use your services to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Shacklewell even if I’m not purchasing or selling a house, for example where I wish to acquire a shop in Shacklewell with a loan from Halifax?

Our search tool is primarily there to locate residential conveyancing solicitors in Shacklewell but we have recorded at the bottom of this page a selection of Shacklewell commercial conveyancing firms. You should speak with the firm directly to check if they are also authorised to represent Halifax

Do I need to take out insurance to address the risk of chancel repairs when buying a house in Shacklewell?

Unless a prior acquisition of the house took place post 12 October 2013 you could assume that solicitors handling conveyancing in Shacklewell to continue to advocate a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.

I purchased a semi-detached Victorian property in Shacklewell. Conveyancing solicitor represented me and Bank of Ireland. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw a couple of entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold with the exact same property. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??

You should read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Shacklewell and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they sell they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also check the situation with your conveyancing lawyer who conducted the purchase.

I'm buying my first flat in Shacklewell with a mortgage from Nottingham Building Society. The developers would not move on the amount so I negotiated 6k of extras instead. The estate agent told me not inform my solicitor about the deal as it may adversely affect my loan with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

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.

My step-father has suggested that I appoint his lawyers for conveyancing in Shacklewell. Should I choose my own conveyancer?

There are no two ways about it the ideal way to select a conveyancing practitioner is to have referrals from friends or relatives who have used the solicitor you're considering.