We were about to choose a conveyancing solicitor in Calstock recommended by you but stumbled across alternative costs illustrations via the web look cheaper – why is this?
One can find a variety of solicitors marketing theoretically looks to be cut price. We would encourage you to think twice as to how important this transaction is to you that you are willing to take 'cheap' risks over the quality of the conveyancing. Some embed fees well inside the terms and conditions. The law firms that we put forward for conveyancing in Calstock will notbehave this way.
We note that you have a post code search directory listing firms on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I retain them for our conveyancing in Calstock?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Calstock.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in Calstock. My lender is Tesco Bank
Tesco Bank have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 26/11/2025, the requirements read as follows :
A relative advised me that where I am purchasing in Calstock I should ask my conveyancer to carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
This is a search is occasionally included in the estimate for your Calstock conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of about 40 pages, listing and setting out important information about Calstock around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Calstock Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information about Calstock.
I am buying a new build house in Calstock benefiting from help to buy. The developers would not budge the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of extras instead. The sale representative told me not disclose to my conveyancer about the deal as it could affect my loan with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.
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.
I decided to have a survey carried out on a house in Calstock prior to appointing solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. The surveyor advised that some lenders may not give a mortgage on this type of premises.
It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different instructions for example to Birmingham Midshires. If you e-mail us we can check via the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Calstock. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Calstock to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.