My previous conveyancer has quoted £1400 for fixed fee conveyancing in Southwater. I’m selling a Georgian property for £250,000. Are these conveyancing fees excessive? Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Southwater?
The costs illustration is fractionally on the high side. If you shop around you may be able to reduce the fees slightly by say £100 plus VAT. That being said, you maylive to rue choosing an a cheaper lawyer. Remember to ensure the solicitor can also act for your lender. Do employ our comparison tool to choose a Southwater conveyancing practice on the lender’s member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Southwater.
Are the BSA intent on creating a search tool with a view to list practices on the Earl Shilton BS conveyancing panel for instance in Southwater?
We are not aware of any intention on the part of the BSA to develop such a register.
A friend recommended that if I am buying in Southwater I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
A search of this type is occasionally quoted for as part of the standard Southwater conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing significant information about Southwater around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Southwater Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Southwater Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data about Southwater.
I used Action Conveyancing several years past for my conveyancing in Southwater. I now require my papers but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should contact 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 Southwater of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
How does conveyancing in Southwater differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Southwater come to us having been asked by the housebuilder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is constructed. This is because house builders in Southwater typically acquire the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Southwater or who has acted in the same development.
I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor for residential conveyancing in Southwater. I happened to chance upon a site which appears to be the perfect offering If it is possible to get all the legals done via email that would be ideal. Do I need to be wary? What are the potential pitfalls?
As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?