The conveyancer who dealt with my former purchase has given a fee calculation of £1200 for fixed fee conveyancing in Hurstpierpoint. I am selling a Edwardian house for £150,000. Is this expensive? Is it in excess of the average fee for conveyancing in Hurstpierpoint?

The charges are a little high. If you shop around you might trim some of the cost by perhaps £125. That being said, you maylive to rue opting for an a cheaper conveyancer. If is important to be sure the conveyancer can also act for your bank. You can make use of our comparison tool to select a Hurstpierpoint conveyancing firm on the lender’s conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Hurstpierpoint.

As a FTB what is the most important piece of guidance you can impart concerning purchase conveyancing in Hurstpierpoint?

Not many law firms or advisers will tell you this but conveyancing in Hurstpierpoint and elsewhere in England and Wales is an adversarial experience. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there is an abundance of opportunity for friction between you and others involved in the house moving process. For example, the seller, estate agent and on occasion a mortgage company. Appointing a lawyer for your conveyancing in Hurstpierpoint should not be taken lightly as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONE party in the legal process whose role it is to act in your legal interests and to protect you.

Every so often a potential adversary may attempt to sway you that you should follow their advice. For instance, the estate agent may claim to be helping by suggesting your solicitor is wrong. Or your mortgage broker may try to convince you to do take action that is contrary to your conveyancers advice. You should always trust your lawyer above all other parties when it comes to the legal transfer of property.

I am buying my first flat in Hurstpierpoint benefiting from help to buy. The sellers refused to move on the price so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The sale representative suggested that I not disclose to my lawyer about the side-deal as it could impact my mortgage with the bank. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer 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.

Taking into account that I will soon spend 450k on a terraced house in Hurstpierpoint I wish to have a conversation with the solicitor about myhome move ahead of appointing the firm. Can this be arranged?

We could not agree more - we would be happy to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you speaking to the solicitor due to be doing your conveyancing in Hurstpierpoint.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is an important person, not a file number. The law firms that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are provided with for residential conveyancing in Hurstpierpoint should be the amount on the final invoice that you end up paying.

I am hoping to complete next month on a studio apartment in Hurstpierpoint. Conveyancing solicitors assured me that they will have a report out to me within the next couple of days. What should I be looking out for?

Your report on title for your leasehold conveyancing in Hurstpierpoint should include some of the following:

How long the lease is. You should be advised as what happens when the lease expires, and informed of the importance of the 80 year mark Whether the landlord has obligations to ensure rights of quiet enjoyment over your premises and do you know what it means in practice? Rent payments - what is due and when is collected, and be on notice if this will change in the future Does the lease prevent you from subletting the flat, or working from home

I bought a basement flat in Hurstpierpoint, conveyancing formalities finalised April 2011. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Corresponding properties in Hurstpierpoint with a long lease are worth £191,000. The ground rent is £55 invoiced annually. The lease expires on 21st October 2079

With 53 years left to run we estimate the premium for your lease extension to range between £27,600 and £31,800 as well as costs.

The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs in the absence of comprehensive investigations. You should not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There may be additional concerns that need to be taken into account and you obviously want to be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action placing reliance on this information without first getting professional advice.