"Knowledge of the local Colney Hatch area is key to an easier, faster move. Associations with local authorities and other Colney Hatch information sources, such as water and drainage providers, are maintained by our Solicitors. With regard to issues commonly arising during Colney Hatch home-moves, your Solicitor will also utilise their area experience to anticipate and resolve these before they affect you."

Local issues considered by Colney Hatch Conveyancing Solicitors:

Searches

When buying a property in Colney Hatch a property lawyer is required to apply for Searches (Con 29 enquiries, LLC1 and Con29 Part 2). The searches give you information about the property . The Local Authority for Colney Hatch is London Borough of Barnet Council, North London Business Park (NLBP), Oakleigh Road South, London, N11 1NP. Tel: 020 8359 2000 or out of hours emergencies on: 01925 444 402

What are the consequences if your solicitor is not on your lender's panel?

Panels of solicitors are maintained by mortgage lenders in order to undertake legal work on mortgaged properties. More recently, lenders have begun to remove firms which have either not completed many conveyancing transactions or have failed to meet other criteria. If a lender will not instruct a firm you have picked to perform your legal work, you have the following choices; you can either select a different lender or solicitor. It is possible to continue with your original choices, but your lender will expect you to pay for the legal costs relating to the mortgage. Bear in mind that it is usually more efficient and less expensive for the same firm act for you and your lender. Be aware of the following, if you choose to remain with your first choice of law firm:

• You must now pay the lender's costs in addition to your own
• You will not get any priority from the lender's solicitors, as they will have many other cases underway, and you are unable contact these solicitors directly

Colney Hatch Stamp Duty Relief

Disadvantaged Areas Relief may be available in nearly 2,000 areas throughout the UK. Local government wards or electoral divisions are used to define the boundaries of these. No stamp duty is due for houses bought in a Colney Hatch disadvantaged area under the £150k threshold. Above £150k, no stamp duty relief may be available. For a purchase below the threshold, it is worth making a simple postcode search to find out if a property is in a disadvantaged area. Note that homes built very recently may also fail to show up on a search, even if they are technically eligible.