My family solicitor has quoted £995 for freehold conveyancing in Bardsley. I’m looking to sell a Victorian property for £300,000. Is this overpriced? Is it above what I should be paying for conveyancing in Bardsley?
The estimate does seem marginally overpriced. Where you are willing to spend time comparing costs you could get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by as much as £100 plus VAT. That being said, you mightcome to rue choosing an an untested solicitor. Remember to enquire that the solicitor can represent your mortgage company. You can use our comparison tool to get a quote a Bardsley conveyancing firm on the lender’s member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Bardsley.
Is it correct that all Bardsley CQS (Conveyancing Quality Scheme) solicitors are on the Co-operative conveyancing list of approved solicitors?
It is true that some banks and building societies now utilise CQS as the starting point for Panel membership such as HSBC and Santander. The Law Society’s CQS accreditation however gives no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. That being said,the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitor practices wishing to join their approved list of conveyancing solicitors.
When it comes to lenders such as Co-operative, do Bardsley conveyancing practitioners incur an annual charge to be on the conveyancing panel?
We are unaware of any bank fees to be on their list of approved firms, although some do levy an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel submission.
After months of negotiation I have agreed a price on an apartment in Bardsley. My financial adviser pressured me to appoint their conveyancing practitioner. I paid an on account payment of £225. A couple of days later, the solicitor called me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Co-operative 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 Co-operative 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.
I am selling our home in Bardsley and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was built land that was not decontaminated. Any high street Bardsley lawyer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the purchasers are using an online conveyancing firm rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Bardsley. We have lived in Bardsley for 5 years we know that this is a non issue. Do we contact our local Authority to seek confirmation that the buyers are looking for.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing lawyer currently acting for you. What do they say? You must check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same sickness)
I am purchasing a new build house in Bardsley with a loan from Britannia. The builders refused to budge the price so I negotiated 6k of fixtures and fittings instead. The sale representative advised me not to tell my conveyancer about the side-deal as it would impact my mortgage with Britannia. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
What does commercial conveyancing in Bardsley cover?
Commercial conveyancing in Bardsley covers a broad range of services, supplied by qualified solicitors, relating to business premises. By way of example, this area of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more commonly, the transfer of existing business tenancies 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 leases.
I am one month into a residential purchase having been referred to solicitors by the estate agent to handle our conveyancing in Bardsley. I am am starting to be disappointed with the level of service. Can you you assist me in finding new lawyers?
They would have to be really bad to suggest changing them. Has the loan offer been issued? In the event that it has you will need to make them aware of the new solicitor and have the loan are re-issued. The solicitor ideally should be on the banks panel to avoid supplemental expenses and delays. That should be your starting point. The search tool should assist you in finding a bank approved solicitor for your conveyancing in Bardsley