My previous lawyer has sent a quote for £1200 for fixed fee conveyancing in Raynes Park. I am hoping to sell a Victorian detached home for £300,000. Are these estimated fees excessive? Is it above the norm for conveyancing in Raynes Park?
The estimate does seem a tad overpriced. Where you are content to expend time comparing costs you might decrease the fees marginally by say £125. On the other hand, you couldlive to rue choosing an a cheaper conveyancer. If is important to check that the firm can represent your bank. You can employ our comparison tool to get a quote a Raynes Park conveyancing company on the lender’s approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Raynes Park.
I am in a contract race with another buyer for a property in Raynes Park. What can I do to quicken up the legal process?
Where you are under time constraints to complete we would recommend that your solicitor is familiar with the location as they will have local contacts and know-how. It is even conceivable that they would have handled previoushouses in the same neighbourhood. You would be best advised to use a Raynes Park conveyancing firm. Second, be sure that the conveyancing firm is on the member panel. It is estimated that nearly one in five of Raynes Park conveyancing deals are held up or derailed after discovering a purchaser’s lawyer was not on their banks panel. In many cases this discovery resulted in the transaction being held up by as much as 21 days. It is said that this issue impacts in the region of 100,000 home moves annually. Most Raynes Park conveyancing practices can not represent certain banks so do check as early as possible.
This question may be naive but I am wet behind the ears as a first time buyer of a two bedroom flat in Raynes Park. Do I collect the keys to the premises on the completion date from my lawyer? If so, I will find a local conveyancing solicitor in Raynes Park?
There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will arrange to send the completion advance to the vendor’s lawyers, and once they have received this, you will be invited to collect the keys from the selling Agents and start moving into the property. This tends to happen early afternoon.
We are getting a further advance on our home loan from UBS as we intend to conduct improvements to our house in Raynes Park. Do we need to appoint a local Raynes Park solicitor on the UBS conveyancing panel to handle the paperwork?
UBS would not normally require a member of their approved list of lawyers to deal with such a matter. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the UBS list.
I have instructed a Raynes Park conveyancing practitioner having checked that they are on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?
Yorkshire BS will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Yorkshire BS will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. You may wish to consider appointing your own Raynes Park surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.
The deeds to my home are lost. The conveyancers who did the conveyancing in Raynes Park 10 years ago have long since closed. What are my next steps?
You no longer need to have the physical original deeds to establish that you own the land or property, as the Land Registry have everything they need in a digital format.
I decided to have a survey done on a property in Raynes Park in advance of retaining conveyancers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold element to the house. My surveyor advised that some mortgage companies tend not grant a loan on such a property.
It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different instructions from Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to call us we can investigate further via the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Raynes Park. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Raynes Park especially if they regularly deal with such properties in Raynes Park.
I need to instruct a conveyancing lawyer in Raynes Park for my home move. Is there any facility to check a firm’s complaints history with the legal regulator?
Anyone may read presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations stemming from investigations from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find information Pre 2008, or to check a firm's history, ring 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA may monitor call for training requirements.