I was referred a solicitor who has given a fee calculation of £1350 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Redruth. I’m hoping to sell a purpose built house for £200,000. Is this too much? Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Redruth?
The charges are a tad high. Where you are willing to spend time scrutinising fee on a like for like basis you could decrease the fees slightly by perhaps a hundred pounds. On the other hand, you couldlive to regret choosing an an unknown solicitor. If is important to check the solicitor can act for your mortgage company. Do make use of our comparison tool to select a Redruth conveyancing firm on the lender’s approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Redruth.
Would the conveyancing lawyers listed on your site perform right to buy conveyancing in Redruth?
We do have a number of conveyancing practitioners who can service right to buy conveyancing work Please call us to secure a costs illustration.
We are buying a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Redruth who is on the RBS conveyancing panel. Can you recommend a local solicitor?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for RBS . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Redruth.
My aunt passed away last year and as sole heir and executor I was left the house in Redruth. The house had a relatively small loan remaining of approximately £4500. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Nationwide, pay off the mortgage. Is this possible?
Given you plan to re-mortgage then Nationwide will insist on your using a conveyancer on the Nationwide conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Nationwide conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Nationwide mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
What is your number one tip for choosing a conveyancing solicitor in Redruth
We would encourage you not to go for the lowest Redruth 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.
Bank of Ireland have agreed my home loan in principle, my bid on a property in Redruth has been agreed to, what happens next?
The estate agent will wish to know who your solicitors are (be sure the property lawyers are on the lender’s panel). Telephone Bank of Ireland or your broker and finish off any appropriate forms. Bank of Ireland will appoint a valuer who will get in touch with the selling agent or owners to arrange an appointment. Once carried out (assuming no problems) it takes approximately a fortnight to receive the mortgage offer. Bank of Ireland will issue the offer to you and your lawyers. The legal work will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Redruth.
Our sealed bid on a property in Redruth has been accepted, the sellers do however have a tied purchase. The sellers have placed an offer on a property, however it’s not yet tied up, and have viewings of other properties in the pipeline. I have instructed a local conveyancing solicitor in Redruth. What do I do now? At what stage do I apply for the mortgage with Clydesdale?
It is understandable to have concerns where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket prematurely (mortgage application is in the region of £1k, then survey, Redruth conveyancing search costs, etc). First, you must check that your conveyancing practitioner is on the Clydesdale approved list. Regarding the next steps this very much dictated by the uniqueness of your transaction, desire for the property and on the state of the market. In a hot market many home buyers will apply for the mortgage with Clydesdale and pay for the valuation and only if it was satisfactory would they pay their conveyancing practitioner to move forward with searches.
I am looking for a conveyancing practitioner in Redruth for my house move. Is there any facility to review a firm’s record with the legal regulator?
Members of the public can see presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations resulting from investigations from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For information 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 non-uk callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could recorded call for training purposes.