Just contacted my conveyancing solicitor in Seaham who completed the legal work 18 months ago asking for a conveyancing costs illustration based on an identical type of house sale & purchase (a leasehold premises and a freehold premises) of similar values with a mortgage from Birmingham Midshires. I am now being quoted twice the amount. Am I right to be tempted to shop around for an alternative conveyancer?
The estimate fees appear a little high. If you are prepared to expend time contrasting costs you could decrease the fees marginally by as much as a hundred pounds. That being said, if you were satisfied with the service the firm gave you maylive to rue choosing an an untested lawyer. Don't forget to check that the firm can represent Birmingham Midshires. You can make use of our search tool to select a Seaham conveyancing firm on the Birmingham Midshires approved list of lawyers, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Seaham.
My god-son is buying a newly built flat in Seaham with a home loan from Nationwide. His conveyancer has said that there is a delay in receiving the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. What is this document - I have never come across this before?
The form is intended to provide information to the main parties involved in the transaction. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the Nationwide conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the surveyor when requested. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the Nationwide conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.
Can I use your services to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Seaham even if I’m not buying or selling a house, for example if I intend to acquire a shop in Seaham with a loan from Norwich and Peterborough Building Society?
Our comparison service is predominantly utilised to get a quote from residential conveyancing solicitors in Seaham but we have listed at the bottom of this page a few Seaham commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to make contact with the company directly to establish if they can also act for Norwich and Peterborough Building Society
Should my conveyancer be raising enquiries concerning flooding as part of the conveyancing in Seaham.
Flooding is a growing risk for conveyancers conducting conveyancing in Seaham. There are those who acquire a house in Seaham, completely aware that at some time, it may be flooded. However, aside from the physical damage, where a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, satisfactory building insurance, or dispose of the premises. There are steps that can be taken as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the purchaser.
Solicitors are not best placed to impart advice on flood risk, however there are a number of checks that may be initiated by the buyer or by their conveyancers which should figure out the risks in Seaham. The conventional set of information given to a purchaser’s solicitor (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) incorporates a usual inquiry of the owner to discover if the premises has suffered from flooding. If flooding has previously occurred and is not disclosed by the vendor, then a purchaser may commence a compensation claim stemming from an misleading answer. A buyer’s conveyancers should also conduct an enviro report. This will reveal whether there is any known flood risk. If so, more detailed investigations will need to be carried out.
I got the keys to my flat on 12 May and the transaction details is not yet on the land registry website. Should I be concerned? My conveyancing solicitor in Seaham expressed confidence that it would be registered in less than a month. Are transfers in Seaham particularly slow to register?
As far as conveyancing in Seaham is concerned, registration is no faster or slower than anywhere else in the country. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timeframes can adjust subject to who lodges the application, whether there are errors and if the Land registry need to notify any third parties. Currently roughly 80% of such applications are completed within 12 days but occasionally there can be longer hold-ups. Historically registration occurs after the new owner is living at the property thus registration formalities is not always primary concern but where it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your solicitor can communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.
Do online conveyancing companies cover everything a local Seaham solicitor does or must I retain a solicitor for the final stages for my conveyancing in Seaham?
Where you use an online conveyancer they should cover all the tasks your Seaham solicitor would cover.