My previous solicitor has given a fee estimate £1350 for freehold conveyancing in Amersham. I’m hoping to sell a Georgian property for £200,000. Are these estimated fees excessive? Is it in excess of the average fee for conveyancing in Amersham?
The costs illustration is slightly on the high side. If you shop around you may be able to shave off some of the expense by as much as £125. On the other hand, you maycome to regret opting for an an untested conveyancer. Don't forget to be sure that the conveyancer can act for your mortgage company. You can utilise our comparison tool to choose a Amersham conveyancing company on the lender’s approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Amersham.
My grandson is in the process of securing a new build apartment in Amersham with a mortgage from Virgin Money. His conveyancer has advised him of a delay in receiving the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. This document is news to me - what is it and who needs sight of it?
The document is intended to provide information to the main parties engaged in the transaction. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the surveyor when requested. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the Virgin Money conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our house are lost. The lawyers who conducted the conveyancing in Amersham 10 years ago have long since closed. What do I do?
Gone are the days when you need to have the physical original deeds to establish that you own the land or property, as the Land Registry hold details of all registered land or property electronically.
I decided to have a survey completed on a property in Amersham prior to appointing lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. My surveyor has said that some mortgage companies tend refuse to grant a loan on such a house.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different instructions for example to Halifax. If you contact us we can look into this further with the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Amersham. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Amersham to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
Is it simple use your search tool to locate a conveyancing practitioner in Amersham on the approved list for my lender?
First pick a bank such as Halifax, The Royal Bank of Scotland or Nottingham Building Society then specify your preferred area for example Amersham. Conveyancing practices in Amersham and beyond will then be shown.
Are there any apps to help find a Amersham conveyancing solicitor on the mortgage company conveyancing panel? I have a car and am prepared to travel up to 20miles to meet the solicitor.
You can use the find a conveyancing panel tool on this page. Please choose the lender and your location, in this case Amersham and you will see a number of lawyer located nearest Amersham. Alternatively you can type in the name of your proposed law firm and see if they are listed as being on the lender solicitor panel.