The lawyer who dealt with my former purchase has quoted £1400 for freehold conveyancing in Haringey. I am looking to sell a modern house for £225,000. Is this over the top? Is it in excess of the norm for conveyancing in Haringey?

The quote is slightly on the steep side. If you shop around you may be able to decrease the fees marginally by say £100 plus VAT. That being said, you maylive to rue opting for an an untested solicitor. If is important to ensure that the firm can also act for your mortgage company. You can make use of our comparison tool to get a quote a Haringey conveyancing company on the banks conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Haringey.

My aunt advised me that in buying a property in Haringey there may be various restrictions as to what one can do in terms of external changes to a property. Is this right?

There are anumerous of properties in Haringey which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to carry out external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Haringey should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

Having read lots of mortgage guides, I note that they all recommend that you should get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my local Haringey solicitor - who is on the conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. Is that normal?

will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. Your will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your Haringey postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with , you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in Haringey.

have agreed my mortgage in principle, my bid on a property in Haringey has been accepted, what are the next steps?

Your property agent will wish to be advised as to your 's details (ensure that the are on the bank’s panel). Call up or the financial adviser and finish off any outstanding paperwork. will appoint a valuer who will get in contact with the selling agent or seller to schedule a time for the valuation to happen. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes approximately a fortnight to receive the mortgage offer. will send the offer to you and your . The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Haringey.

We are close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our house in Haringey and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being constructed on contaminated land. Any local conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers used a factory type conveyancing firm rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Haringey. We have lived in Haringey for 5 years we know that this is a non issue. Is it a good idea to get in touch with our local Authority to seek clarification that the buyers are looking for.

It would appear that you have a conveyancing solicitor already. Are they able to advise? You should check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same ailment)

I have todaybeen informed that Stirling Law have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Haringey for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 12 months ago. How can I be sure that my home is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?

The quickest method to see if the premises is in your name, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Haringey conveyancing specialists.

I bought a 2 bed flat in Haringey, conveyancing having been completed 1995. Can you let me have an estimate of the premium that my landlord can legally expect in return for granting a renewal of my lease? Similar properties in Haringey with over 90 years remaining are worth £165,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 per annum. The lease terminates on 21st October 50

With just 50 years remaining on your lease we estimate the price of your lease extension to be between £36,100 and £41,800 plus legals.

The figure above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we are not able to supply the actual costs in the absence of comprehensive due diligence. Do not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There are no doubt other issues that need to be taken into account and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not take any other action based on this information without first getting professional advice.