My partner’s dad is a conveyancer. I hope that I will be offered mate’s fee for conveyancing, However if that does not come materialise, what level of figure would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Selsdon?
It’s advisable to look for 3 or more like-for-like conveyancing quotes. Do use our comparison tool on this page. Whilst quotes do be different but the service one can expect are distinct between conveyancers as is true with the vast majority of professional services.
I sincerely hope you can help me. My Selsdon solicitor is advising me that he has toorder Selsdon conveyancing searches becausethe firm are on the Santanderapproved lawyer panel. Is my conveyancer correct?
You have limited options available to you. Given that you are taking out a loan with a lender your lawyer has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your conveyancing practitioner would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your lender’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to comply with the CML Handbook specifications . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out Selsdon conveyancing searches.
We note that you have a post code search directory listing law firms on the Co-operative conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a referral fee if I retain them for our conveyancing in Selsdon?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Co-operative conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Selsdon.
Will my lawyer be asking questions about flooding during the conveyancing in Selsdon.
Flooding is a growing risk for conveyancers dealing with homes in Selsdon. There are those who acquire a house in Selsdon, fully expectant that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, aside from the physical damage, if a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, satisfactory insurance cover, or sell the premises. Steps can be carried out during the course of a property purchase to forewarn the buyer.
Conveyancers are not qualified to give advice on flood risk, but there are a number of checks that can be initiated by the purchaser or by their solicitors which should give them a better appreciation of the risks in Selsdon. The standard information given to a buyer’s solicitor (where the Conveyancing Protocol is adopted) incorporates a standard question of the vendor to discover whether the property has suffered from flooding. If the property has been flooded in past and is not disclosed by the seller, then a buyer may issue a legal claim for losses as a result of such an misleading reply. The purchaser’s solicitors may also carry out an environmental search. This will indicate if there is a recorded flood risk. If so, more detailed inquiries will need to be initiated.
I used Stirling Law a few years ago for my conveyancing in Selsdon. Now, I need my files but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate 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 Selsdon of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
How easy is it to change a solicitor as I need to find a Selsdon based conveyancer who is on the bank conveyancing panel. How simple is it to change conveyancer?
If you haven't yet appointed a solicitor to do anything for you and at this stage simply received an estimate as to costs, you're perfectly free to choose a different solicitor to carry out your work for you. The best way is to get recommendations from friends or family who have actually used the solicitor or conveyancer in Selsdon that you're thinking of instructing.