Tag Archive for 'land-registry'

How does me mam go about giving me her house?

Me mam is giving me her house, does it still have to go through a conveyancing solicitor ? Or do we just go through the land registry to change the name on the deeds.Can any one advise me please,

What types of fees do you definitely have to pay for your legal solicitor?

I’m going to buy a house, and my prospective solicitor sent me a quote. It lists the “professional fee”, which I find very reasonable.
However, in the list, there are also other fees:
1. Search fee ( planning permissions, planned roads, water, drainage and environmental matters, etc)

2. Acting for lender ( Fee applied if your conveyancer [...]

UK Conveyancing question. Please see below.

I am in the process of selling my house. A query has been risen with regards to an alleyway. Most of the houses in my road are Victorian (this is with the exception of my house and next door). Mine and next door were rebuilt with Council Planning Permission in 1987. An alleyway that runs [...]

Is the deposit on a mortgage just that or?

should i save some for the other costs such as:
Conveyancing Costs
Stamp Duty
The Valuation and Survey Costs
Mortgage Lender’s Application Fee
Land Registry / Local Authority Search Fees
Insurance Costs
Mortgage Indemnity Insurance
Buildings and Contents Insurance
Mortgage Payment Protection Insurance
Moving In Costs
Furnishing, Re decorating etc
Moving in / Removal
Do some of the above get included in the price of a [...]