It may have been a long time coming a loan offer from NatWest for the remortgage of my 4 bedroom apartment is expected imminently. Are you able to recommend a low cost conveyancing practitioner in Hawkhurst?

This site is not designed to assist those in pursuit of a cheap conveyancing in Hawkhurst. Our goal is to offer cost effective conveyancing but our intention is not to work with the cheapest lawyers. Avoid the trap of appointing organisations offering the bait of low cost conveyancing in Hawkhurst. At best, in deciding on cheap conveyancing, you will receive what you pay for and at worst it will result in you with a surprising uplift in additional fees and still not get the service required.

I am close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our property in Hawkhurst and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was constructed on contaminated land. Any high street Hawkhurst lawyer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the purchasers used a nationwide conveyancing firm rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Hawkhurst. Having lived in Hawkhurst for 5 years we know that this is a non issue. Do we get in touch with our local Authority to obtain confirmation that there is no issue.

It would appear that you have a conveyancing lawyer currently acting for you. Are they able to advise? You need to enquire of 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 illness)

My wife and I own a semi-detached Georgian house in Hawkhurst. Conveyancing solicitor represented me and . I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are two entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold under the matching property. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?

You need to read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Hawkhurst and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they sell they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with lenders. You can also check the position with your conveyancing practitioner who completed the work.

Taking into account that I am about to spend over three hundred thousand on a house in Hawkhurst I wish to have a conversation with the lawyer regarding theconveyancing prior to appointing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?

This is something that we recommend - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you liaising with the solicitor due to be conducting your property ownership legalities in Hawkhurst.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important person, not a file number. The practices that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are quoted for your conveyancing in Hawkhurst should be the amount on the final invoice that you are charged.

I am attracted to a two flats in Hawkhurst both have about fifty years remaining on the lease term. Will this present a problem?

A lease is a right to use the premises for a prescribed time frame. As a lease gets shorter the saleability of the lease reduces and it becomes more costly to extend the lease. For this reason it is advisable to increase the term of the lease. More often than not it is difficulties arise selling premises with a short lease as mortgage companies may be unwilling to lend money on properties of this type. Lease extension can be a protracted process. We recommend you get professional assistance from a conveyancer and surveyor with experience in this arena.

I am the registered owner of a 1st floor flat in Hawkhurst, 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? Corresponding properties in Hawkhurst with over 90 years remaining are worth £165,000. The ground rent is £45 levied per year. The lease terminates on 21st October 50

With only 50 years left to run the likely cost is going to be between £36,100 and £41,800 plus professional fees.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you a more accurate figure without more detailed due diligence. You should not use the figures in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other concerns that need to be considered and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not move forward placing reliance on this information without first getting professional advice.