Having been referred to your site we were going to use a conveyancing solicitor in Winchmore Hill listed using your comparison tool but have come across alternative fee calculations on the internet appear cheaper – why is this?

One can find plenty of conveyancers marketing what appear to be extremely cheap conveyancing in Winchmore Hill. We would encourage you to think long and hard about how much you respect your own move to you are willing to be penny wise pound foolish in relation to the standard of the legal work. Some hide additional charges well inside the terms of engagement. The conveyancers that we put forward for conveyancing in Winchmore Hill will notbehave this way.

Do the conveyancing solicitors that you recommend conduct conveyancing in Winchmore Hill by way of an attended exchange?

We do have a number of conveyancing specialists who can conduct attended exchanges. Do e-mail us to receive a conveyancing quote and details as to dates.

It is a dozen years since I acquired my house in Winchmore Hill. Conveyancing lawyers have just been instructed on the sale but I can't find my title deeds. Is this a problem?

Don’t worry too much. First the deeds may be kept by the mortgage company or they could still be with the conveyancers who oversaw the purchase. Secondly in all probability the title will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to prove you own the property by your conveyancing solicitors obtaining current official copies of the land registers. Nearly all conveyancing in Winchmore Hill relates to registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is unregistered it is more tricky but is resolvable.

Have purchased a a terraced house in Winchmore Hill , how long should it take for the Land Registry to record the transfer to my name? My Winchmore Hill conveyancing solicitor has been painfully slow, so I want to check that my name is recorded.

There is nothing unique about conveyancing in Winchmore Hill registration formalities. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timeframes can vary subject to the party submitting the application, whether it is in order and if the Land registry must send notices to any third parties. As of today approximately three quarters of submission are completed within 12 days but some can be subject to longer delays. Historically registration is effected once the buyer is living at the premises thus registration formalities is not typically top priority but where there is a degree of urgency associated with the registration then you or your solicitor should speak with the land registry and explain the circumstances.

I am buying my first flat in Winchmore Hill with a mortgage from Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. The sellers refused to budge the amount so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The house builders rep told me not reveal to my lawyer about the extras as it would affect my loan with the bank. Should I keep quiet?.

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.