Why would I use a Andover conveyancing solicitors firm given that online conveyancers are so much cheaper?
To take your time to find shop around for conveyancing costs in Andover and you should seek an affordable fee calculation but don’t waste your energy hunting for the lowest priced Andover conveyancer. Locating the right conveyancer can mark the distinction between a seamless and a distressing home move. It is important that you ensure that you have expert guidance from a specialist lawyer. Emails can't be as helpful as a telephone conversation and can never replicate a face to face meeting. Our partner firms will allocate you a qualified and top rated conveyancing solicitor that will handle your conveyancing from from the outset to completion, providing a level of continuity that you are unlikely to received from an internet conveyancer. He or She will inform you as to headway and keep you informed. Should you need to call the office you will be sure who to ask for and they will endeavour to make sure that you are kept fully informed.
Do conveyancers request an advanced payment when it comes to conveyancing in Andover?
If you are buying a property in Andover your lawyer will ask you place them with funds to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. This will be the total of the cost of the conveyancing searches. If any down payment is payable against the sale price then this should be required shortly ahead of contracts are exchanged. The closing balance that is due should be transferred a few days prior to the completion date.
I recently had an offer agreed on an apartment in Andover. My financial adviser recommended their conveyancers. I paid an upfront payment of £225. Soon after, the property lawyer called me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Santander conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Santander panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
Planning on purchasing a flat in Andover. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Andover solicitor is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel.
Yorkshire BS have agreed my home loan in principle, my bid on a flat in Andover has been agreed to, what happens next?
Your property agent will want to know who your solicitors are (make sure the conveyancers are on the bank’s panel). Contact Yorkshire BS or the broker and finish off any relevant paperwork. Yorkshire BS will instruct a valuer who will get in touch with the selling agent or vendor to book a time for the valuation to happen. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes on average ten days to receive the mortgage offer. Yorkshire BS will issue the offer to you and your solicitors. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Andover.
I used Action Conveyancing several years ago for my conveyancing in Andover. I now require my papers but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Andover of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I decided to have a survey done on a property in Andover prior to retaining solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. My surveyor has said that some banks tend not grant a mortgage on a flying freehold property.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different instructions for example to Birmingham Midshires. If you call us we can check via the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Andover. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Andover especially if they are accustomed to such properties in Andover.
What does commercial conveyancing in Andover cover?
Commercial conveyancing in Andover covers a broad range of services, offered by qualified solicitors, relating to business property. For example, this type of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more commonly, the transfer of existing leases or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial mortgages and the termination of tenancies.