I was recommended to a solicitor who has sent a quote for £1400 for fixed fee conveyancing in Dorking. I am hoping to sell a Victorian property for £250,000. Is this too much? Is it above what I should be paying for conveyancing in Dorking?
The quote is slightly on the high side. If you shop around you might decrease the fees slightly by say a hundred pounds. On the other hand, you mightlive to rue opting for an an untested conveyancer. Don't forget to check that the conveyancer can represent your bank. Do utilise our search tool to select a Dorking conveyancing firm on the banks approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Dorking.
Can the conveyancing solicitors identified through your search tool carry out auction conveyancing in Dorking?
There are a few auction solicitors we can put you in touch with those specialising in auction conveyancing. Dorking is just one of hundreds of locations where our lawyers have a presence.
I am helping my aunt sell her property in Dorking. Will the conveyancing solicitor commission an energy assessment or it is for the owner to coordinate?
After the abolition of Home Information Packs, energy assessments was maintained a mandatory part of moving house. An energy assessment needs to be commissioned prior to the property being placed on the market. This is not something that lawyers ordinarily arrange. If you are using a Dorking conveyancing practitioner they might help arrange energy performance certificates due to their relationships with reputable local providers
I am the only beneficiary of my late father’s estate and I have everything in my name now, including the my former home in Dorking. The Dorking property was put into my name in March. I want to move. I do know about the CML 6 month 'rule', which means that my property ownership may be treated the same way as though I had purchased the property in March. Will no one buy the property for half a year?
The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook mandates conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you may be affected by that. Some mortgage companies would take a practical view as this requirement is primarily there to pick up on subsales or the wholesaling and assigning of property.
My sealed bid on a semi in Dorking has been agreed to, but there is a chain. The owners have offered on on an apartment, however it’s not yet tied up, and are looking at other properties booked. I have instructed a nearby conveyancing solicitor in Dorking. What do I do now? When should I get the mortgage application with Clydesdale going?
It is normal to have apprehensions where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur expenses prematurely (home loan application is approx one thousand pounds, then valuation, Dorking conveyancing search costs, etc). First, you must check that your solicitor is on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel. Concerning the next steps this very much dictated by the circumstances of your transaction, attraction to the property and on the state of the market. During a hot market many purchasers will apply for a home loan with Clydesdale and pay for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they pay their lawyer to press on with the conveyancing in Dorking.
My friend advised me that where I am purchasing in Dorking I should ask my conveyancer to perform a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
A search of this type is occasionally included in the estimate for your Dorking conveyancing searches. It is a large report of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing significant information about Dorking around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Dorking Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Local Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data regarding Dorking.
I decided to have a survey carried out on a house in Dorking before retaining lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. Our surveyor has said that some lenders tend not issue a loan on a flying freehold home.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different instructions from Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to call us we can investigate further via the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Dorking. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
We are 14 days into a freehold purchase having been directed to conveyancers by the high street agent to do our conveyancing in Dorking. I am am starting to be frustrated with the level of service. Could you you assist me in finding new lawyers?
They would need to be really poor to suggest changing them. Has the mortgage offer been generated? If so you must make them aware of the replacement conveyancer and get the mortgage documents are issued to the new lawyers. Your conveyancer should be on the lenders panel to avoid added costs and complications. That should be your first question of the new solicitors. The search tool will help you find a lender approved conveyancer for your home move in Dorking