My best friend’s sister is a property lawyer. I expect that I'll be able to get preferential fee for conveyancing, but if not, what kind of fees should I be expecting for conveyancing in St Asaph?
It’s prudent to request 3 or more like-for-like conveyancing estimates. Do use our search tool on this page. You will notice that fees seem to vary but service levels do are distinct between law firms as is true with the vast majority of professional services.
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance when buying a house in St Asaph. My lender is Bank of Ireland
Bank of Ireland have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 22/1/2025, the requirements read as follows :
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up as part of conveyancing in St Asaph?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in St Asaph. 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…’
Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in St Asaph in advance of appointing lawyers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the property. The surveyor has said that some lenders will refuse to issue a loan on a flying freehold house.
It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different instructions for example to Halifax. If you call us we can look into this further via the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in St Asaph. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
What does commercial conveyancing in St Asaph cover?
Non domestic conveyancing in St Asaph covers a wide range of advice, given by regulated solicitors, relating to business property. For example, this type of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more usually, the transfer of existing business tenancies or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial loans and the termination of tenancies.
My husband and I are novice buyers - had an offer accepted, but the agent advised that the owners will only issue a contract if we instruct their recommended conveyancers as they need a ‘quick sale’. Our preferred option is to instruct a family conveyancer with experience of conveyancing in St Asaph
We suspect that the owner is not behind this request. Should the vendor desire ‘a quick sale', turning down a serious buyer is counter productive. Bypass the agents and go straight to the owners and make the point that (a)you are serious purchasers (b)you are ready to go, with finances in place © you are unencumbered (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you intend to appoint your own,trusted St Asaph conveyancing firm - rather thanthose that will provide their estate agent a introducer fee or achieve conveyancing figures demanded by senior management.