We were about to retain a conveyancing solicitor in Hockley Heath found on your site but stumbled across some other fee calculations via the web look less expensive – how come?
There are plenty of conveyancers marketing what appear to be very low prices. We suggest that you think twice about how much you respect your own move to want to be penny wise pound foolish concerning the standard of the conveyancing. Many of them list a budget fee to catch your eye but plant supplemental costs in the small print..
Me and my wife are purchasing our first house. Our solicitor has contact usto check if we would like to purchase extra conveyancing searches. We are really unsure what's recommended for conveyancing in Hockley Heath
The extent of Hockley Heath conveyancing searches depends primarily on the premises, the location, the likelihood of any of these risks, your knowledge of the locality and risks, your general appetite to risk. What is important is that you adequately appreciate what information the searches could provide. Then you can decide if you consider that you need that information. If in doubt, ask your solicitor to offer guidance.
It has been 4 months since my purchase conveyancing in Hockley Heath completed. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £170,000. 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.
Do I need to be concerned by brokers that I am dealing with are encouraging me to use a factory type conveyancing firm rather than a High Street Hockley Heath conveyancing firm?
As with many professional services, often recommendations from connections can be very helpful. But there are lots of players in a conveyancing deal; estate agents, financial adviser and mortgage companies might all put forward conveyancers to choose. Sometimes these conveyancers might be known to one of the organisations as experts in their field, but sometimes there is an underlying commercial relationship behind the recommendation. You are free to appoint your own lawyer. You need to be aware that the majority of mortgage providers have an approved list of solicitors you must use for the mortgage related work in your house move.
Should I instruct a Hockley Heath conveyancing practitioner based in the area that I am hoping to buy? I have an old university friend who can carry out the conveyancing but his firm is located over three hundred miles drive away.
The primary upside of using a high street Hockley Heath conveyancing firm is that you can attend the office to sign documents, deliver your ID and pester them where appropriate. They will also have local insight which is a benefit. That being said it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If if people you trust instructed your friend and in the main were content that should surpass using an unfamiliar Hockley Heath conveyancing solicitor just because they are round the corner.
My fiance is purchasing a shared ownership flat in Hockley Heath. He has received an estimate by the lawyer connected to the estate agents and it came to £1275 . It was 7 years ago since I sold and bought a property and the bill was £600. Have charges really escalated to that extent?
We would recommend that you call 3 or 4 local Hockley Heath conveyancing solicitors seeking estimates. It is advisable to base your decision not only on cost, but on promptness and on how comprehensive the response was.