My previous solicitor has sent a quote for £1150 for fixed fee conveyancing in Bridlington. I’m selling a Georgian property for £175,000. This seems too much. Is it in excess of the norm for conveyancing in Bridlington?
The charges are a bit high. If you shop around you could get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by as much as £125. On the other hand, you maylive to regret choosing an an unknown conveyancer. Don't forget to be sure that the solicitor can also act for your lender. You can use our comparison tool to locate a Bridlington conveyancing firm on the banks member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Bridlington.
Do lenders provide you with an approved list of Bridlington conveyancing solicitors? How do you know who is on the Nottingham conveyancing panel?
Bridlington conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Nottingham conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Nottingham directly.
My lawyer in Bridlington has never been on on the Platform Home Loans Ltd Conveyancing Panel. Is it possible for me to retain my family solicitor notwithstanding that they are not on the Platform Home Loans Ltd panel?
Your options are as follows:
- Complete the purchase with your existing Bridlington solicitors but Platform Home Loans Ltd will need to instruct a lawyer on their panel. This will result in additional overall conveyancing fees as well as cause delays.
- Choose an alternative lawyer to to deal with the purchase, not forgetting to check they are Platform Home Loans Ltd approved.
- Try to convince your Platform Home Loans Ltd based solicitor to try to join the Platform Home Loans Ltd panel
My wife and I are buying a property in Bridlington. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a conveyancer? At some point we have to deposit our life savings into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our deposit?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
We were going to get a OIP from Virgin Money this week so we can work out what to offer on a property we like as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Virgin Money recommend any Bridlington solicitors on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel, or is it better to go independently?
You will need to appoint Bridlington solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Virgin Money through the process.
I was told four weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by Yorkshire BS. Is it usual for Yorkshire BS to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Bridlington is approved on their conveyancing panel? Yorkshire BS have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their PI Insurance.
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Yorkshire BS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
My wife and I own a semi-detached Victorian property in Bridlington. Conveyancing lawyer represented me and Bank of Scotland. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw a couple of entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold under the exact same property. Is it worth asking Bank of Scotland to clarify?
You need to review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Bridlington and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with buyers. You can also enquire as to the position with your conveyancing lawyer who conducted the conveyancing.
In what way can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my business property in Bridlington and how can your lawyers assist?
The 1954 Act provides a safeguard to business tenants, giving them the dueness to apply to court for a renewal lease and remain in occupation when the lease comes to an end. There are limited grounds that a landlord can refuse a lease renewal and the rules are involved. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Bridlington is one of the many areas of the UK in which our lawyers are located