What advice do you have for sourcing value for money conveyancing in Bristol?
First ask your friends and family whom they would seek assistance from.
Second, use a search tool on the web for conveyancing in Bristol. Ring two or three listed and ask them to email you their conveyancing charges and speak to the lawyer who will oversee your legal process beforecommitting.
Third is to make use of our search tool to help you find the right solicitors for you based on your own factors including area of the property,speed, complications and who your intended mortgage company is. Avoid the trap of appointing ninety nine pound conveyancing in Bristol
Are you able to vouch for a Platform Home Loans Ltd accepted Bristol conveyancing solicitor finish our home move within under 3 weeks? Am I best advised to go for a high street Bristol solicitor or a nationwide firm?
We can recommend some very good Bristol conveyancing firms. You can also walk up the high street in Bristol. Visit a couple of firms and request to see a conveyancing solicitor for a fee estimate. Explain your deadline together with your reasons and ask for a commitment on your deadline. Select the lawyer that genuine.
We note that you have a post code search directory listing law firms on the Nottingham conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I instruct them for our conveyancing in Bristol?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Nottingham conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Bristol.
Are all Bristol Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the HSBC conveyancing panel?
A selection of lenders now make use of the accreditation scheme as the kick off point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. CQS membership however gives no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless,the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitors wishing to join their approved list of conveyancing solicitors.
We have agreed to purchase a house in Bristol. A rare aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Barclays have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?
Given that you are obtaining a mortgage with Barclays your lawyer must comply with the conveyancing instructions contained in Section 2 of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Barclays. The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook contains minimum provisions for solar panel roof-space leases, and solicitors are required to report to Barclays where a lease fails to comply with these specifications. The conditions relate to the installation of panels on properties in England and Wales and is not isolated to Bristol.
I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with Leeds Building Society. I assume I don't need a Bristol lawyer on the Leeds Building Society panel to discharge the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your Leeds Building Society mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Leeds Building Society mortgage from the register. Leeds Building Society, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
- but are not moving to another property
- where Leeds Building Society has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- Leeds Building Society has instructed the Land Registry to do so
My company is hoping to lease a unit on a shopping parade. Can you recommend lawyers offering competitive charges for non-domestic conveyancing in Bristol for less than 2k?
We can recommend firms who have specialist knowledge of commercial conveyancing in Bristol, including the disposal and acquisition of businesses as well as simply premises. If you are hoping to acquire or sell a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail unit or a complete business we will find you the right lawyer. As for the fees this will depend on the structure and terms of the deal. Let us have your contact information or phone us so that we can supply you with a detailed commercial conveyancing calculation.
We're new to the buying process - had an offer accepted, but the property agent informed us that the seller will only issue a contract if we appoint the agent's preferred conveyancers as they want a ‘quick sale’. Our preferred option is to instruct a high street conveyancer accustomed to conveyancing in Bristol
It is improbable the vendors are behind this. Should the owner desire ‘a quick sale', turning down a serious buyer is going to damage their objectives. Speak to the vendors direct and explain that (a)you are serious purchasers (b)you are ready to go, with finances in place © you are chain free (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you will continue to appoint your own,trusted Bristol conveyancing lawyers - not the ones that will provide the negotiator at the agency a kickback or hit his conveyancing thresholds pre-set by head office.