My previous solicitor has given a fee calculation of £1400 for fixed fee conveyancing in Richmond. I am hoping to downsize from a Victorian house for £250,000. Is this too much? Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Richmond?
The charges are a bit high. Where you are prepared to invest time comparing charges you might reduce the fees marginally by say £125. On the other hand, you maycome to regret opting for an an untested lawyer. If is important to ensure that the firm can act for your mortgage company. You can utilise our comparison tool to get a quote a Richmond conveyancing company on the banks approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Richmond.
As a novice what is the most important piece of guidance you can give me regarding purchase conveyancing in Richmond?
Not many law firms or advisers will tell you this but conveyancing in Richmond or throughout England and Wales is often a confrontational process. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there exists plenty of opportunity for conflict between you and other parties involved in the legal transfer of property. For instance, the seller, estate agent and sometimes your mortgage company. Choosing a law firm for your conveyancing in Richmond is a critical decision as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONE person in the transaction whose interest is to act in your legal interests and to keep you safe.
There is a worrying increase in the "blame" culture- someone must be blamed for the process being so protracted. You your first instinct should be to trust your lawyer ahead of all other parties in the conveyancing process.
Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Richmond. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.
Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Richmond
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The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Please supply a car parking plan. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified.
Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Richmond prior to appointing conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. My surveyor advised that some mortgage companies will not grant a loan on a flying freehold premises.
It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different instructions for example to Nationwide. Should you wish to call us we can look into this further with the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Richmond. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Richmond to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
How do I locate a Richmond solicitor on the National Westminster Bank conveyancing panel? I am a keen cyclist and am prepared to travel upto 25miles to meet the conveyancer.
You can use the facility on this website. Please choose the lender and your location and you will see a number of Richmond conveyancing lawyers locally. We have listed some Richmond conveyancing firms towards the end of this page and you can call them to see whether they are on the National Westminster Bank panel
I am using a search engine for the phrase conveyancing in Richmond it shows results of numerous conveyancerslocally. With so much choice what is the best way to find the suitable conveyancing solicitor for the sale of my house?
The best way of choosing a suitable conveyancer is through a personal recommendation, so enquire of colleagues and family who have acquired a property in Richmond or a respected estate agent or mortgage broker. Costs for conveyancing in Richmond differ, so it's advisable to secure a minimum of four quotes from different solicitors. Dont forget to clarify what costs in the quote includes.