I was referred a solicitor who has given a fee calculation of £1400 for leasehold conveyancing in Frampton Cotterell. I am selling a purpose built house for £200,000. Is this expensive? Is it above the norm for conveyancing in Frampton Cotterell?
The costs illustration is slightly on the steep side. If you shop around you may be able to reduce the fees slightly by perhaps £100 plus VAT. That being said, you mightcome to regret opting for an an unknown solicitor. Remember to be sure that the conveyancer can represent your lender. Do make use of our comparison tool to get a quote a Frampton Cotterell conveyancing company on the lender’s approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Frampton Cotterell.
Is there a search tool that I can utilise to discover of the solicitor conducting my conveyancing in Frampton Cotterell is on the bank’sapproved panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for The Mortgage Works thus paying £187.00 plus VAT in supplemental legal fees.
You should take advantage of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this page. Please choose the mortgage company and type ‘Frampton Cotterell’ or your location and you will see a number of lawyer offices in Frampton Cotterell or near you.
Are all Frampton Cotterell Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the UBS conveyancing panel?
It is true that some lenders now utilise CQS as the starting point for Panel membership such as HSBC and Santander. The Law Society’s CQS membership however is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless,the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitors wishing to remain on their panels.
I have paid off my mortgage with Nationwide. I assume I don't need a Frampton Cotterell lawyer on the Nationwide panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your Nationwide 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 Nationwide mortgage from the register. Nationwide, 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 Nationwide has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- Nationwide has instructed the Land Registry to do so
I was told four weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by HSBC. Is it usual for HSBC to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Frampton Cotterell is approved on their conveyancing panel? HSBC have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their PI Insurance.
A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for HSBC to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the HSBC conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I used Wolstenholmes a few years ago for my conveyancing in Frampton Cotterell. I now require my file however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Frampton Cotterell of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I am buying a new build apartment in Frampton Cotterell. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.
Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Frampton Cotterell
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Please confirm the Lease plans are surveyor prepared. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose?
What tools are available to locate a Frampton Cotterell solicitor on the Santander conveyancing panel? I am a keen cyclist and am prepared to travel upto 25kilometers to meet the lawyer.
Feel free to make use of the search on this page. Please pick a bank and your location and you will see a number of Frampton Cotterell conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have listed some Frampton Cotterell conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can contact them to check whether they are on the Santander approved list