I can see plenty of information on this site regarding conveyancing in Hinton St George but can you isolate your top tip for appointing the right conveyancer in Hinton St George
We would encourage you not to base your choice on the lowest Hinton St George conveyancing fees. You really do get what you pay for when it comes to conveyancing solicitors. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.
This question may be naive but I am unexperienced as a 1st time buyer of a ground floor flat in Hinton St George. Do I pick up the keys to the property on the completion date from my solicitor? If so, I will instruct a local conveyancing solicitor in Hinton St George?
There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Conveyancing lawyers for you will electronically transfer the purchase money to the vendor’s conveyancers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you will be invited to pick up the keys from the selling Agents and move into your new home. This tends to happen early afternoon.
I recently had an offer accepted on an apartment in Hinton St George. My mortgage broker recommended their conveyancers. I paid an on account payment of £225. A couple of days later, the lawyer contacted me to say that they were not on the Principality conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Principality panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
3 months have elapsed since my purchase conveyancing in Hinton St George concluded. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £150,000 when infact I paid £160,000. 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 residence 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.
I'm purchasing my first flat in Hinton St George with a mortgage from TSB. The builders would not move on the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The estate agent advised me not to tell my solicitor about this extras as it could adversely affect my mortgage with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
Am I right to be suspicious that third parties that I am dealing with are suggesting an online conveyancing firm as opposed to a local Hinton St George conveyancing company?
As with many professional services, often input from family and friends can be most helpful. But there are many players in a conveyancing matter; estate agents, financial adviser and banks may put forward lawyers to appoint. Sometimes these solicitors might be known to one of the organisations as one of the best in their field, but sometimes there behind the scenes financial incentive behind the recommendation. You have the right to choose your preferred conveyancer. However, bear in mind that most banks operate an approved list of law firms you are obliged to use for the mortgage aspect of your house move.
I am a fortnight into a freehold purchase having been referred to a firm by the selling agent to execute conveyancing in Hinton St George. We are not happy. Can you you assist me in finding new conveyancers?
They would need to be really poor in order to consider replacing them. Has the mortgage offer been generated? In the event that it has you will need to make them aware of the new contact details and get the offer are re-sent. Your new conveyancer should be on the lenders approved list to avoid supplemental fees and frustration. That should be your first question of the new solicitors. The search tool can assist you in finding a bank approved conveyancer for your conveyancing in Hinton St George
My partner and I today discovered that one of the partners of the firm handling the purchase conveyancing in Hinton St George is is the brother of the owners that we are buying from. Is this allowed?
On the basis that no conflict arises this is permitted. Where you are needing a home loan then the lender may have a say as many mortgage companies have specific instructions concerning this. For example for RBS- First Active as of 23/4/2025, the requirements read as follows :