Recently been in touch with my conveyancing solicitor in Bedfont who conducted the legals two years ago requesting a conveyancing quote based on an identical type of house move (a leasehold premises and a freehold premises) of almost identical values with a home loan from The Royal Bank of Scotland. It looks as though am now being charged twice the amount. Am I right to be tempted to shop around for an alternative conveyancer?
The estimate fees appear a bit high. If you are content to invest time scrutinising costs you may be able to shave off some of the cost by perhaps £125. That being said, assuming were pleased with the conveyancing the firm offered you couldlive to rue choosing an an untested solicitor. Don't forget to check the conveyancer can also act for The Royal Bank of Scotland. You can make use of our search tool to find a Bedfont conveyancing firm on the The Royal Bank of Scotland member panel, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Bedfont.
Finally the sale completed on my house in Bedfont last July but the buyer keeps texting daily to moan that their conveyancer needs to hear from myconveyancer. What should my lawyer have done following completion?
Following your sale your solicitor should forward the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. Depending on the transaction, your lawyer should also evidence that the home loan has been repaid to the purchasers lawyers. There is unlikely to be post completion procedures just for conveyancing in Bedfont.
I used Arc property Solicitors several years past for my conveyancing in Bedfont. I now require my file however the law firm has closed. What do I do?
Do 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 Bedfont 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.
I'm buying a new build house in Bedfont benefiting from help to buy. The developers refused to move on the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The house builders rep advised me not to tell my solicitor about this deal as it may put at risk my mortgage with Coventry Building Society. Is this normal?.
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 advice can you give us when it comes to appointing a Bedfont conveyancing practice to carry out our lease extension conveyancing?
When appointing a solicitor for lease extension works (regardless if they are a Bedfont conveyancing firm) it is imperative that they be familiar with the legislation and specialises in this area of conveyancing. We advise that you talk with two or three firms including non Bedfont conveyancing practices before you instructing a firm. If the firm is ALEP accredited then so much the better. The following questions might be useful:
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How experienced is the practice with lease extension legislation? If they are not ALEP accredited then why not?
Having spent years of dialogue we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Bedfont. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?
You certainly can. We are happy to put you in touch with a Bedfont conveyancing firm who can help.
An example of a Lease Extension case for a Bedfont residence is 147 Redford Close in June 2012. The Tribunal determined the lease extension premium to be at £4,200 This case affected 1 flat. The remaining number of years on the lease was 82.93 years.
Been reading online that Bedfont solicitors are more expensive than licensed conveyancers in Bedfont to use when buying a property. Am I better off using a conveyancer or a solicitor if I am buying for my home move in Bedfont.
When it comes to conveyancing in Bedfont the costs are unlikely to vary dramatically depending on whether the legal expert is a licenced conveyancer or solicitor.