Recently contacted my conveyancing lawyer in Scotter who acted for me two years ago requesting a conveyancing quote based on an identical type of house sale & purchase (a leasehold property and a freehold premises) of almost identical values with a loan from Clydesdale. I am now being charged twice the amount. Am I right to be tempted to shop around for a cheaper online firm of conveyancing solicitor?
The costs illustration is slightly on the expensive side. If you you were to look around you might decrease the fees marginally by say £125. That being said, if you were pleased with the conveyancing the firm provided you maycome to regret choosing an an unknown conveyancer. Remember to enquire that the solicitor can represent Clydesdale. Do employ our search tool to get a quote a Scotter conveyancing firm on the Clydesdale approved list of lawyers, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Scotter.
Can your site be used to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Scotter even if I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for instance if I wish to buy an office in Scotter with a loan from Leeds Building Society?
Our search tool is primarily there to locate domestic conveyancing solicitors in Scotter but we have listed at the end of this page some Scotter commercial conveyancing firms. You should make contact with the firm directly to establish if they are also authorised to represent Leeds Building Society
Is it the case that all Scotter CQS (Conveyancing Quality Scheme) solicitors are on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel?
Some major banks and building societies now utilise the accreditation scheme as the kick off point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. CQS membership however is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless,the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for firms wishing to join their panels.
We expect to receive a OIP from Aldermore this week so we can work out what to offer on a property we like as otherwise we are dependent on web based calculators (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Aldermore recommend any Scotter solicitors on the Aldermore conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?
You will need to appoint Scotter solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Aldermore conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Aldermore through the process.
It is unclear whether my lender obliges me to make sure the lease term for the flat is extended prior to the completion date. I have called into my local Scotter bank branch on a couple of occasions and was told it does not impact the mortgage offer and they would lend. My Scotter conveyancing solicitor - who is on the bank conveyancing panel- telephoned and was told they will not lend in accordance with their UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook minimum lease term requirements. I simply don't know who is right.
Your solicitor has to comply with the CML Handbook section two provisions for your lender. Unless your lawyer obtains specific confirmation in writing that the mortgage company will go ahead, your lawyer has no choice but to refrain from exchanging contract and committing you to the purchase. We would suggest that you ask the lender to contact your lawyer in writing confirming that they will accept the number of years left on the lease.
I used Stirling Law several years ago for my conveyancing in Scotter. I now require my papers however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Scotter of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I am looking into buying my first house which is in Scotter and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Scotter. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Scotter area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?
Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Scotter. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found
22 days into a sale of a flat in Scotter. Conveyancing is fine but we are being charged an extortionate amount from the managing agents. So far we have forked out £237 for a leasehold management information and then another £118 for supplemental questions raised by the purchaser's conveyancer.
Neither you or your conveyancing practitioner will have any say over the extent of the fee for this information however the typical fee for the information for Scotter leasehold property is £360. When it comes to Scotter conveyancing sales it is conventional for the seller to pay for these costs. The freeholder or their agents are not duty bound to address these questions although many will agree to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices out of proportion to the work involved. Regretfully there is no statute that mandates fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any prescriptive time frame by which they are obliged to provide the information.