Have completed on a a semi-detached house in Childs Hill , What is the estimated time for the Land Registry to register the transfer to my name? My Childs Hill conveyancing solicitor works at snail pace, so I want to be certain the registration is addressed.

As far as conveyancing in Childs Hill registration is no quicker or slower than the rest of the country. Rather than based on location, timeframes can differ depending on who lodges the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry communicate with any interested persons or bodies. As of today roughly 80% of such applications are completed within 12 days but some can be subject to protracted delays. Historically registration takes place after the new owner is living at the premises thus 'speed' is not typically an essential issue yet where it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your conveyancer must speak with the land registry and explain the circumstances.

I'm buying my first flat in Childs Hill with the aid of help to buy. The developers refused to budge the price so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The property agent advised me not reveal to my conveyancer about this side-deal as it will affect my loan with . 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.

I have been on the look out for a flat up to £245,000 and identified one round the corner in Childs Hill I like with amenity areas and railway links nearby, however it only has 52 years on the lease. There is not much else in Childs Hill in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a lease with such few years left?

If you require a mortgage the remaining unexpired lease term may be an issue. Discount the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the current proprietor has owned the premises for a minimum of twenty four months you could ask them to start the process of the extension and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing lawyer about this matter.

Hoping to buy a property located in Childs Hill and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Childs Hill. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Childs Hill area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Childs Hill. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

Should I use a Childs Hill conveyancing solicitor based in the vicinity that I am buying? An old friend can deal with the conveyancing however his firm is located 200miles drive away.

The benefit of a local Childs Hill conveyancing practice is that you can drop in to execute documents, hand in your ID and apply pressure on them where appropriate. Having local Childs Hill know how is a bonus. That being said it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If you know people who used your friend and the majority were content that should outweigh using an unknown Childs Hill conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being round the corner.