I was recommended to a lawyer who has sent a quote for £995 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Highgate. I am selling a modern house for £200,000. This sounds too much. Is it above the average fee for conveyancing in Highgate?

The quote is fractionally on the high side. If you shop around you might get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by say £100 plus VAT. That being said, you couldcome to rue choosing an a cheaper conveyancer. Remember to be sure that the solicitor can also act for your bank. Do employ our comparison tool to locate a Highgate conveyancing practice on the banks member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Highgate.

When does exchange of contracts occur in purchase conveyancing in Highgate and do I need to be at the solicitors office?

Where you are near to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Highgate you are welcome to attend to sign the paperwork. That being said, the law practices we recommend supply a nationwide conveyancing service and provide just as comprehensive and professional a job for you when communicating with you electronically. The executing of the property agreement is not the point of no return. Signing on the dotted line is just a prerequisite for the firm to exchange contracts when the time is right, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The exchange process is is usually a five minute process, although where an extended "chain" is involved, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Highgate)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.

Our mortgage company has recommended solicitors on their panel based in Highgate but I would rather use a conveyancing lawyer in Highgate or nearer to where I live. Can you assist?

Not all Highgate conveyancing practices are listed all banks conveyancing panel. Do make the most of the above find an approved solicitor tool to find a Highgate conveyancing conveyancer on the on the mortgage company panel.

I am buying a new build flat in Highgate. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Here are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Highgate

The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease.

My fiance and I are hoping to buy a three room maisonettein Highgate with a home loan from a mortgage company. We have a conveyancer in Highgate yet our bank advise she’s not on their "panel". We have to appoint one of the our mortgage company panel solicitors or keep our Highgate conveyancer and incur the extra costs for one of their panel ones to represent them. This seems very unfair; Can we not simply insist that our mortgage company use our Highgate lawyer?

Unfortunately,no. The lender mortgage offered to you is subject to its terms and conditions, one of which will be that solicitors will on the mortgage company's conveyancing panel. in the past, most banks had large numbers of law firms on their panels, including many conveyancing solicitors in Highgate : a borrower could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. Another option that might be available is for your lawyer to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for your mortgage company.