The lawyer who helped my last purchase has given a fee estimate just over a thousand pound for no sale no fee conveyancing in Hope. I’m looking to sell a purpose built detached home for £175,000. Is this too much? Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Hope?
The charges are a little high. Where you are content to spend time scrutinising charges you might reduce the fees marginally by as much as £125. On the other hand, you mightcome to regret opting for an an unknown conveyancer. If is important to be sure the firm can act for your bank. Do employ our search tool to get a quote a Hope conveyancing practice on the lender’s member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Hope.
We're in Hope, First timers purchasing with a mortgage (lender is Barclays , and our solicitor is on the Barclays conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?
The fact that your lawyer is on the Barclays conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no conveyancer should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.
Me and my partner are buying a apartment in Hope. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a conveyancer? On the day of competition we have to put money into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our deposit?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
I am expecting a DIP from Kent Reliance this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we are dependent on web based calculators (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Kent Reliance recommend any Hope solicitors on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?
You will need to appoint Hope solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Kent Reliance through the process.
The formalities of my remortgage has taken place for my property in Hope. Conveyancing was a necessary evil but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about the lender. How does one go about formally complaining?
Most lenders have complaints procedures. Your first port of call should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Care Team at head office. Ordinarily complaints to a lender are resolved very quickly. If you feel the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service, South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR with full details of your complaint.
I decided to have a survey done on a house in Hope in advance of instructing conveyancers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. The surveyor advised that some lenders may not grant a mortgage on a flying freehold property.
It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different instructions from Nationwide. If you call us we can check with the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Hope. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Hope to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
We are a couple of weeks into a residential purchase having been directed to solicitors by the local agent to execute conveyancing in Hope. I am am starting to be disappointed with the quality of service. Could you help me find new solicitors?
They would have to be really bad to suggest replacing them. Has your loan offer been sent? In the event that it has you will need to make them aware of the new conveyancer and get the offer are re-sent. The conveyancer needs to be on the lenders approved list to avoid escalating costs and complications. So that should be your first question of the new solicitors. The search tool will assist you in finding a lender approved lawyer for your home move in Hope
A licensed conveyancer handled my conveyancing in Hope seven years ago having retained my registration documents but has since been shut down – What steps do I now take to retreive them?
Deeds, as such, no longer exist as most properties in Hope are recorded electronically at Land Registry. Should you need to show ownership or are selling or refinancing your property lawyer can obtain up to date copies of the register from the Land Registry in any case.
If you feel there may be other documents or you have any other queries please e-mail your request with details of the transaction and documents you need to filerequest@clc-uk.org. The CLC will let you know what information they have and any additional information they may need before they are in a position to identify and send the documents to you. Following an intervention it may take some time for the CLC to access archived files and documents, but your request will be actioned as quickly as possible.