My previous conveyancer has sent a quote for £1400 for leasehold conveyancing in Carterton. I’m looking to sell a Edwardian detached home for £175,000. This appears expensive. Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Carterton?
The estimate does seem marginally overpriced. Where you are content to spend time scrutinising quotes you could get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by perhaps £125. On the other hand, you mightcome to rue opting for an an unknown conveyancer. Remember to ensure that the conveyancer can also act for your lender. Do employ our search tool to select a Carterton conveyancing company on the banks conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Carterton.
The owners of the property we are hoping to buy hired a conveyancing solicitor in Carterton who has insisted on a exclusivity contract with a deposit of 5k. Are such contracts appropriate for Carterton conveyancing transactions?
Exclusivity agreements are agreements binding a property seller and purchaser granting the buyer exclusive rights to the sale of the premises for a limited period of time. Essentially, a lock out agreement is a contract specifying that you should receive a contract at a later date being the contract for the actual sale. It tends to be used for buyer confidence though in many situations, the proprietor may stand to benefit from such agreements as well. There are numerous positives and negatives to having an agreement but you should to check with your solicitor but note that it may result in incurring extra in conveyancing charges. In light of these reasons these agreements are not popular in relation to conveyancing in Carterton.
We are intent on selling our home in Carterton and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was built on contaminated land. Any high street Carterton lawyer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers instructed a national conveyancing practice as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Carterton. We have lived in Carterton for six years we know of no issue. Do we contact our local Authority to obtain confirmation that there is no issue.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing firm already. What do they say? You need to check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same ailment)
I opted to have a survey carried out on a house in Carterton ahead of retaining conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the property. My surveyor has said that some mortgage companies will refuse to grant a mortgage on such a home.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different instructions from Birmingham Midshires. If you call us we can check with the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Carterton. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Carterton especially if they are familiar with such properties in Carterton.
As co-executor for the will of my father I am selling a property in Cardiff but reside in Carterton. My conveyancer (who is 260 kilometers from meneeds me to sign a stat dec before the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing practitioner in Carterton to witness this legal document for me?
strictly speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily or notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Carterton based
What are my options where I am dissatisfied with the solicitor who conducted my conveyancing in Carterton?
Occasionally the level of service you receive is not as you expect, and is is a fact of life that every so often things do go wrong. That being said there is recourse where you were dissatisfied with your conveyancing in Carterton. This varies from trying to resolve matters directly with them, through to reporting a property lawyer to their governing body. If you remain unhappy you may consider getting in touch with the Legal Ombudsman.