What does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in West Hampstead? What am I being asked for?

You are right in these requests have nothing to do with conveyancing in West Hampstead. Nowadays you can not complete any conveyancing deal without first handing over evidence of your identity. Ordinarily this takes the form of a either your passport or driving licence plus a bank statement. Please note that if you are supplying your driving licence as evidence of identification it must be both the paper element as well as the photo card part, one is not sufficient without the other.

Verification of the source of monies is mandated under Money Laundering Regulations. Don’t be offended when when this is requested of you as your conveyancing solicitor will need to retain this information on record. Your West Hampstead conveyancing solicitor will need to see evidence of proof of funds prior to accepting any monies from you into their client account and they should also ask additional queries regarding the origin of monies.

We are purchasing a apartment in West Hampstead. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a solicitor? At some point we will need to send money into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our deposit?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

I am helping my aunt sell her house in West Hampstead. Will the conveyancing solicitor arrange an EPC or it is for the seller to see to?

Following the abolition of HIPs, energy performance certificates remained a mandatory element of moving property. An energy performance certificate must be commissioned in advance of the property being marketed. It is not a task that law firms normally organise. Where you are using a West Hampstead conveyancing solicitor they may help arrange energy assessments due to their relationships with long established West Hampstead providers

My wife and I purchasing a end of terrace house in West Hampstead. Our aim is to convert the garage to a playroom at the house.Will legal conveyancing on the property involve investigations to determine if these alterations are prohibited?

Your conveyancer should check the registered title as conveyancing in West Hampstead will on occasion identify restrictions in the title deeds which prohibit certain alterations or require the consent of another owner. Some extensions require local authority planning consent and approval in compliance with building regulations. Certain locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or impact extensions. You should check these issues with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.

I have been on the look out for a ground for flat up to £195,000 and identified one close by in West Hampstead I like with open areas and transport links in the vicinity, however it only has 51 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in West Hampstead in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a short lease?

If you require a mortgage that many years may be an issue. Reduce the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current owner has owned the property for at least twenty four months you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer concerning this matter.

Taking into account that I am about to part with over three hundred thousand on a terraced house in West Hampstead I would like to have a conversation with the solicitor about myhouse move in advance of giving the go ahead to the firm. Can this be arranged?

Absolutely - we would be delighted to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you liaising with the conveyancer due to be carrying out your conveyancing in West Hampstead.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is unique person, not a file reference. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are quoted for your conveyancing in West Hampstead should be the amount on the final invoice that you end up paying.

My husband and I are a fortnight into a freehold purchase having been directed to solicitors by the selling agent to perform conveyancing in West Hampstead. I am am extremely disappointed with the quality of service. Could you help me find new lawyers?

A conveyancer would have to be really poor in order to consider diss instructing them. Has the mortgage offer been issued? In the event that it has you must advise them of the replacement conveyancer and ensure the loan are re-sent. Your new conveyancer should be on the banks panel to avoid added expenses and complications. That should be your first question of the new solicitors. The search tool will help you find a bank approved solicitor for your home move in West Hampstead