Our family lawyer has quoted £1350 for no move no fee conveyancing in Berkeley. I am selling a newly refurbished property for £300,000. Are these conveyancing fees excessive? Is it above what I should be paying for conveyancing in Berkeley?
The charges are a little high. If you are willing to expend time contrasting quotes you may be able to get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by as much as £100 plus VAT. That being said, you mightlive to rue opting for an an unknown solicitor. Remember to check that the conveyancer can act for your bank. You can utilise our comparison tool to select a Berkeley conveyancing company on the banks member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Berkeley.
Can your site be used to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Berkeley even where I’m not buying or selling a house, for example where I wish to acquire an office in Berkeley with a loan from Barclays ?
Our comparison service is predominantly used to help choose residential conveyancing solicitors in Berkeley but we have listed at the bottom of this page some Berkeley commercial conveyancing firms. You should speak with the firm directly to see if they can also act for Barclays
My mortgage company has suggested a law firm on their panel based in Berkeley but I would rather use a conveyancing lawyer in Berkeley or nearer to where I live. Are you able to assist?
Not all Berkeley conveyancing firms are approved and listed on all banks conveyancing panel. Please make the most of the above search tool to identify a Berkeley conveyancing firm on the on the bank panel.
I moved into my flat on 8 September and the transaction details is yet to be on the land registry website. Should I be concerned? My conveyancing solicitor in Berkeley advises it should be recorded inside ten days. Are transfers in Berkeley particularly slow to register?
As far as conveyancing in Berkeley registration is no quicker or slower than the rest of the country. Rather than based on location, timescales can differ according to the party submitting the application, whether it is in order and whether the Land registry communicate with any interested parties. As of today in the region of 80% of submission are completed in less than three weeks but some can be subject to protracted hold-ups. Registration takes place after the buyer has moved in to the property thus 'speed' is not typically top priority yet where it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your lawyers should communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.
I am looking for a flat up to £195,000 and found one near me in Berkeley I like with amenity areas and railway links nearby, the downside is that it's only got 52 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Berkeley in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a lease with such few years left?
Should you need a mortgage the shortness of the lease may be a potential deal breaker. Discount the offer by the expected lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer about this matter.
Our financial adviser has recommended their property lawyer for our conveyancing in Berkeley - Is it not simpler easier to just use them?
It is not always the case and you are entitled to use whichever property lawyer you decide for your Berkeley home move. A conveyancing practitioner suggested by an estate agent may not necessarily be the right conveyancer, they may suggest their own conveyancing firm who are based far away. In this instance you may not have contact with your conveyancer and due to the lack of continuity in the transaction, it may be difficult to obtain updates.