The lawyer who helped my previous purchase has sent a quote for £1200 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Seaton Delaval. I am looking to sell a Georgian detached home for £300,000. Is this over the top? Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Seaton Delaval?
The charges are a little high. If you shop around you may be able to trim some of the cost by as much as £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, you mightlive to rue choosing an a cheaper solicitor. Remember to enquire that the firm can represent your mortgage company. Do make use of our search tool to find a Seaton Delaval conveyancing practice on the banks conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Seaton Delaval.
What will a local search tell me regarding the property my wife and I purchasing in Seaton Delaval?
Seaton Delaval conveyancing often commences with the applying for local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search organisations for instance Xpress Legal The local search is essential in every Seaton Delaval conveyancing purchase; that is if you wish to avoid any nasty surprises after you move into your new home. The search should supply data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen topic headings.
My wife and I purchased a renovated Edwardian property in Seaton Delaval. Conveyancing lawyer acted for me and Skipton Building Society. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw two entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold under the matching property. Is it worth asking Skipton Building Society to clarify?
You need to read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Seaton Delaval and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also check the situation with your conveyancing solicitor who conducted the conveyancing.
I decided to have a survey carried out on a house in Seaton Delaval prior to instructing solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the property. Our surveyor has said that some lenders may not issue a loan on a flying freehold house.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different instructions from Halifax. 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 assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Seaton Delaval. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Seaton Delaval to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.
My cousin has recommend that I use his conveyancing solicitors in Seaton Delaval. Should I use them?
Much as we are happy to recommend a Seaton Delaval conveyancing lawyer the ideal way to select a conveyancing solicitor is to seek referrals from friends or relatives who have previously instructed the conveyancer you're considering.
What are my options where I am not happy with the lawyer who handled our conveyancing in Seaton Delaval?
We live in an imperfect world, and unfortunately occasionally things do go wrong. That being said there is recourse if you were unhappy with your conveyancing in Seaton Delaval. This varies from trying to resolve matters directly with them, through to reporting a property lawyer to their governing body. If things still aren’t resolved you may consider getting in touch with the Legal Ombudsman.