I was recommended to a lawyer who has quoted just over a thousand pound for fixed fee conveyancing in Berkshire. I am selling a modern detached home for £250,000. Are these conveyancing fees excessive? Is it in excess of the average fee for conveyancing in Berkshire?
The costs illustration is slightly on the steep side. If you are prepared to expend time scrutinising fee on a like for like basis you could shave off some of the cost by perhaps £125. That being said, you couldcome to regret opting for an an unknown conveyancer. Remember to enquire the conveyancer can also act for your mortgage company. Do employ our comparison tool to find a Berkshire conveyancing practice on the lender’s approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Berkshire.
We are due to move property in January. Does my conveyancing solicitor update the removal company on the completion day. Incidentally, can you recommend a removal company in Berkshire. Conveyancing firm was organised before I stumbled across your page.
On the day of completion you will need to pick up the house keys from the property agent however this should only take place when the vendors solicitors inform the agent that they have the completion monies and the keys can be given over. You can advise the removal company that you are ready to move in. We are not in a position to recommend a specific removal company but can assist you in finding a residential property solicitor in Berkshire or a firm that specialises in conveyancing in Berkshire.
We previously appointed conveyancers based in Berkshire on the Skipton solicitor approved list. They have just billed me an additional sum for the legal aspects of the Skipton mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by Skipton?
Unfortunately, as long as it is in their Terms of Engagement or Quote then yes your conveyancer may charge a fee for this. The fee is not dictated by Skipton but by your Berkshire solicitor. Numerous firms on the Skipton panel will quote an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.
About to purchase apartment in Berkshire. 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 Nottingham 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 Berkshire lawyer is on the Nottingham conveyancing panel.
I used Stirling Law several years past for my conveyancing in Berkshire. I now require my file however the law firm has closed. What do I do?
Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing 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 Berkshire 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.
How does conveyancing in Berkshire differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Berkshire contact us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is constructed. This is because developers in Berkshire tend to buy the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Berkshire or who has acted in the same development.
I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £305k and found one near me in Berkshire I like with amenity areas and railway links nearby, however it only has 49 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Berkshire for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a short lease?
Should you need a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term will be problematic. Reduce the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the premises for at least twenty four months you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer about this.
Should local authority consent be necessary to convert a single dwelling into two flats in Berkshire? This has occurred to a house next door to a friend in Berkshire and was not aware of it happening until after the works were done.
Planning Consent yes. Building Reg Approval yes.