I am in the throes of transferring my existing standard loan to a Buy to Let Barnsley Building Society mortgage. The bank has said that I must appoint a conveyancer for this. I got in contact with my former Arnside conveyancing firm who acted on my behalf when I first acquired the premises. The fee estimate they've given of £575 plus disbursements has taken me by surprise as I am not require purchase conveyancing - it’s just a straightforward remortgage.
The charges seem a tad high. If you shop around you could get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by say £125. That being said, if you were satisfied with the assistance the firm gave you couldcome to regret choosing an an unknown conveyancer. If is important to ensure that the conveyancer can act for Barnsley Building Society. Do employ our search tool to get a quote a Arnside conveyancing firm on the Barnsley Building Society approved list of lawyers, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Arnside.
My Solicitor in Arnside has never been on on the Nottingham Building Society Solicitor Panel. Is it possible for me to use my family solicitor even though they are excluded from the Nottingham Building Society panel of approved conveyancing solicitors?
Your options are as follows:
- Complete the purchase with your existing Arnside lawyers but Nottingham Building Society will need to retain a solicitor on their list of acceptable firms. This will inevitably rack up the overall legal charges as well as cause delays.
- Find an alternative practitioner to to deal with the purchase, not forgetting to check they are Convince your lawyer to use their best endeavours to join the Nottingham Building Society conveyancing panel
I used Wolstenholmes a few years past for my conveyancing in Arnside. I now require my file but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should contact 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 Arnside of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Arnside before instructing conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. Our surveyor advised that some mortgage companies will refuse to issue a loan on a flying freehold house.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different requirements from Birmingham Midshires. If you contact us we can investigate further with the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Arnside. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Arnside especially if they are acquainted with such properties in Arnside.
How can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my commercial property in Arnside and how can your lawyers assist?
The 1954 Act gives a safeguard to commercial lessees, granting the legal entitlement to make a request to court for a continuation of occupancy at the end of an expired lease. There are limited grounds where a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are involved. We are happy to direct you to commercial conveyancing firms who use the act for protection and handle your commercial conveyancing in Arnside
Are Arnside conveyancing solicitors duty bound by the Law Society to supply clear conveyancing costs?
Contained within the Solicitors Code of Conduct are specific rules and regulations as to how the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) allow solicitors to publicise their fees to clients.The Law Society have a practice note giving advice on how to publicise transparent charges to avoid breaching any such rule. Practice notes are not legal advice issued by the Law Society and is not intended as the only standard of good practice a conveyancing solicitor should adhere to. The Practice Note does, nevertheless, represent the Law Society’s view of acceptable practice for publicising conveyancing charges, and accordingly it’s a recommended read for any solicitor or conveyancer in Arnside or across England and Wales.