My fiance’s uncle is a conveyancing practitioner. I anticipate that I can be offered mate’s fee for conveyancing, However if that does not come through, what kind of costs would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Ely?
Do compare pricing. Make use of our search tool on this site. The quotes may vary but the service one can expect are distinct between conveyancers as is the case with most professions.
When will exchange of contracts take place for sale conveyancing in Ely and do I need to attend the conveyancers office?
If you are in close proximity to our conveyancing solicitors in Ely you are invited in to sign contracts. That being said, the firms we work with supply countrywide coverage for conveyancing and provide just as detailed and professional a job for you when dealing with you digitally. The executing of the contract is not the point of no return. A signed contract is just a prerequisite for the conveyancer to exchange contracts when the time is right, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The exchange process is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where a lengthy "chain" is involved, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Ely)to be in the office at the appropriate time.
Me and my brother own a semi-detached Georgian house in Ely. Conveyancing lawyer represented me and Godiva Mortgages Ltd. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw two entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold under the matching address. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?
You need to read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Ely and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with lenders. You can also question the position with the conveyancing lawyer who completed the work.
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My father-in-law has recommend that I instruct his conveyancing solicitors in Ely. Should I use them?
No doubt it’s preferable to find a conveyancing practitioner is to seek feedback from friends or family who have used the solicitor that you are contemplating using.
18 days into a sale of a flat in Ely. Conveyancing lawyers are doing their job but we are being charged a fortune by the freeholder. So far we have forked out £237 for a leasehold management information and then a further £134.40 for supplemental questions raised by the buyers conveyancing practitioner.
Neither you or your conveyancer will have any sway over the level of the bill for this information however the average costs for the information for Ely leasehold premises is £350. For Ely conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to cover the costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions although many will be content to do so - albeit often at high prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Regretfully there is no law that mandates fixed fees for administrative tasks. Neither is there any statutory time frame by which they are obliged to provide answers.