My friend's sister is a solicitor. I suspect that I will receive friends and family rates for conveyancing, but if not, what kind of fees would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Hampton Wick?

You should contrast pricing. Do use our search tool on this site. The amounts seem to contrast greatly but service levels do are distinct between conveyancers as is true with most professions.

In what way does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Hampton Wick? Is this really necessary?

Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering regulations require solicitors and licensed conveyancers to check the identification documents of the potential client they are dealing with before they can accept their conveyancing retainer. The Terms and Conditions that you need to sign should confirm this. Your lender will also require certain documents to be checked. Where you refuse to provide ID verification documents, your lawyer can not take you on as a client.

My wife and I have a semi-detached Victorian house in Hampton Wick. Conveyancing lawyer represented me and Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw two entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold with the exact same property. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??

You should assess 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 Hampton Wick and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with lenders. You can also question the situation with the conveyancing lawyer who carried out the work.

I'm buying a new build house in Hampton Wick with a mortgage from Britannia. The developers would not budge the price so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The sale representative advised me not disclose to my solicitor about this extras as it could impact my loan with the bank. 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.

Been on the hunt for a conveyancing practitioner for freehold sale conveyancing in Hampton Wick. We are selling, uncomplicated no mortgage to discharge, no rush, no onward purchase. Received a quote from a conveyancing practitioner for a thousand pounds plus VAT which is a tad steep considering its so straightforward. Is it possible to find less expensive fees for conveyancing in Hampton Wick?

Considering it’s a sale only, £500 + VAT would be about the cheapest for sale conveyancing in Hampton Wick.