Our family solicitor has quoted just over a thousand pound for no sale no fee conveyancing in South Shields. I’m selling a newly refurbished property for £225,000. This appears over the top. Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in South Shields?
The quote is fractionally on the steep side. If you shop around you could get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by as much as £125. That being said, you couldcome to regret opting for an an unknown solicitor. If is important to check that the conveyancer can also act for your mortgage company. You can make use of our comparison tool to find a South Shields conveyancing firm on the banks conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in South Shields.
Can I use your services to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in South Shields even where I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for instance where I wish to buy an office in South Shields with a mortgage from National Westminster Bank?
Our search tool is predominantly utilised to find residential conveyancing solicitors in South Shields but we have listed towards the end of this page a selection of South Shields commercial conveyancing firms. You should speak with the company directly to check if they can also act for National Westminster Bank
Please explain the implications if my lawyer’s firm is expelled from the Principality Solicitor panel ahead of completing my conveyancing in South Shields?
The first thing to point out is that, this is very unlikely to happen. In most cases even where a law firm is removed off of a panel the lender would allow the completion to go ahead as the lender would appreciate the difficulties that they would place you in if you have to instruct a new solicitor days before completion. In a worst case scenario where the lender insists that you instruct a new firm then it is possible for a very good lawyer to expedite the conveyancing albeit that you may pay a significant premium for this. The analogous situation is where a buyer instructs a lawyer, exchanges contracts and the law firm is shut down by a regulator such as the SRA. Again, in this situation you can find lawyers who can troubleshoot their way to bring the conveyancing to a satisfactory conclusion - albeit for a fee.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up as part of conveyancing in South Shields?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in South Shields. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
I was recommended by a number of selling agents in South Shields to find a conveyancer using your seach tool. Is there a financial upside for Estate Agents to recommend your site over alternative conveyancing organisations?
We refuse to offer any referral fee for directing people in our direction. We found it would be just too difficult a fee because a client could think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I receiving any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.
I purchased a property in South Shields last 15/9/2023 and to date it is still not recorded with the Land Registry. It was part of a development site and my conveyancer told me that it can take over a year to complete the registration formalities. I have spoken with the Land Registry directly and they have informed me the initial application was cancelled due to failure to reply to requisitions. Should I be concerned?
Contact your conveyancing practitioner - Where you are unsatisfied with the responses, find out about their firm’s complaints protocol and escalate your concerns to a Partner. Registrations for South Shields conveyancing are not known to be significantly delayed.