Is there a reason to use a Melbourne conveyancing practice given that online alternatives are easier on the wallet?
By all means make sure that you compare conveyancing costs in Melbourne and you should seek a competitive fee calculation but don’t become consumed with scouring the internet for the lowest priced Melbourne conveyancer. Identifying the right conveyancer can mark the distinction between a smooth and a frustrating home move. You need to ensure that you have expert advice from an experienced lawyer. An e-mail can never replace a telephone call and can never replicate a face to face meeting. Our partner firms will appoint you a qualified and top rated conveyancing solicitor who can tackle your conveyancing from beginning to end, giving the sort of continuity that you will never get with an internet conveyancer. He or She will inform you as to progress and keep you informed. Should you need to phone the office you will be sure who to ask for and we'll endeavour to make sure that you're not left wondering what's going on.
Do the conveyancing practitioners identified through your search tool execute auction conveyancing in Melbourne?
There are a number of auction solicitors we can connect you with those who can conduct auction conveyancing. Melbourne is just one of the many areas of in which our lawyers cover.
Having sold my house in Melbourne last May yet the purchaser is Skype messaging daily to say her conveyancer needs to hear from mine. What should have happened following completion?
After completion of your sale your solicitor should send the transfer deeds and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors. Depending on the transaction, your conveyancer should also evidence that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been redeemed to the buyers lawyers. There are no post completion procedures unique to conveyancing in Melbourne.
I am considering applying for a Co-operative mortgage for purchase of a newly converted (under development) in Melbourne with 60% loan to value. Is it compulsory to choose a solicitor on the conveyancing panel for Co-operative ?
There is nothing to stop you using your solicitor, but Co-operative will insist on their interests being represented by a firm on their conveyancing panel. There is much more potential for delays and confusion with an additional lawyer added to the mix, and it will undoubtedly be more expensive too.
I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing practitioner in Melbourne for my house move. Is there any facility to review a solicitor's complaints history with the legal regulator?
You can read presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions stemming from investigations from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For records Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors history, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For callers outside the UK, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator could recorded telephone calls for training purposes.
I have noted on numerous consumer advice websites that when choosing a conveyancing lawyer they must be approved by your mortgage company. This is my first house move but I have an offer in principle from Halifax and I already have a bricks and morter conveyancing lawyer in Melbourne on standby. Can HSBC insist on an approved solicitor to be instructed? If so, where can I find that list for my conveyancing in Melbourne?
You should use a solicitor that is on the HSBC panel. Just telephone your preferred Melbourne conveyancing lawyer and ask if they are on the HSBC panel. If they are not on the panel you have a number of choices open to you here:
- Proceed with your preferred Melbourne property lawyer but HSBC will need to retain a conveyancing practitioner from their conveyancing panel. This will result in additional charges and potential interruption.
- Get a fresh solicitor to act in the purchase, obviously checking they are on the HSBC conveyancing panel.
- Convince your solicitor to seek to join the bank panel.