My previous solicitor has sent a quote for £1700 for leasehold conveyancing in Hampton Hill. I’m hoping to downsize from a modern property for £200,000. Is this too much? Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Hampton Hill?

The estimate does seem marginally steep. If you shop around you may be able to shave off some of the cost by as much as a hundred pounds. On the other hand, you couldcome to rue choosing an a cheaper lawyer. If is important to enquire the firm can represent your bank. You can utilise our search tool to locate a Hampton Hill conveyancing practice on the lender’s conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Hampton Hill.

We note that you have a post code search directory identifying firms on the UBS conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I appoint them for our own conveyancing in Hampton Hill?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the UBS conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Hampton Hill.

I used Wolstenholmes a few years past for my conveyancing in Hampton Hill. Now, I need the documents but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Hampton Hill of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Hampton Hill. Conveyancing is daunting 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.

Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Hampton Hill

Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. 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. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal.

I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing lawyer in Hampton Hill for my house move. Can I see a solicitor's complaints history with the profession’s regulator?

You can read published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from investigations started on or after Jan 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors record, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. International callers, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA sometimes monitor call for training purposes.