The solicitor who assisted with my previous purchase has given a fee calculation of £1700 for no move no fee conveyancing in Helston. I’m looking to sell a Victorian detached home for £200,000. Is this expensive? Is it above what I should be paying for conveyancing in Helston?
The charges are a bit high. If you shop around you may be able to shave off some of the expense by perhaps £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, you couldcome to rue opting for an a cheaper lawyer. If is important to be sure that the firm can also act for your mortgage company. Do utilise our comparison tool to get a quote a Helston conveyancing firm on the banks approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Helston.
We are buying a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Helston who is on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a solicitor?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Coventry BS . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Helston.
Will my lawyer be raising enquiries about flooding during the conveyancing in Helston.
Flooding is a growing risk for lawyers dealing with homes in Helston. There are those who acquire a house in Helston, fully expectant that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, leaving to one side the physical damage, where a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, satisfactory building insurance, or sell the property. Steps can be carried out as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the buyer.
Lawyers are not qualified to offer advice on flood risk, however there are a numerous searches that can be initiated by the buyer or by their lawyers which will figure out the risks in Helston. The conventional set of property information forms given to a purchaser’s lawyer (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) includes a usual question of the owner to discover whether the property has suffered from flooding. If the premises has been flooded in past which is not disclosed by the owner, then a purchaser may bring a compensation claim resulting from an incorrect answer. The purchaser’s solicitors will also order an environmental search. This will higlight if there is any known flood risk. If so, additional investigations should be carried out.
It has been 3 months since my purchase conveyancing in Helston completed. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £150,000 when infact I paid £215,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the premises from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
As co-executor for the will of my grandfather I am selling a residence in Monmouth but reside in Helston. My conveyancer (who is 260 miles awayrequires that I sign a stat dec ahead of the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in Helston who can witness this legal document for me?
strictly speaking you are not likely to need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Helston based
Much to my surprise my conveyancing solicitor in Helston has requested from me personal identification documents stating that this forms part of his legal duty as a solicitor on the bank Solicitor panel. This is news to me - can I refuse?
Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering rules require Helston conveyancing solicitors and licensed conveyancers to verify the identity of the person or body they are dealing with before they can accept their conveyancing business. The Terms and Conditions that you need to sign will no doubt confirm this. Your lawyer is right that the lender also require certain documents to be viewed. If a you refuse to provide ID verification documents, your conveyancer would not be able to accept instructions from you. Your lawyer also has obligations to obtain certain documents in accordance with the mortgage company's UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements