My friend's brother is a conveyancer. I anticipate that I will receive mate’s pricing for conveyancing, but if not, what level of figure would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in St Helens?
It’s wise to look for two or three conveyancing quotes. Do use our comparison tool on this page. You will notice that estimates may vary but the service one can expect differ between conveyancers as is the case with the vast majority of professional services.
I am under pressure from the executor of a property in St Helens to exchange within four weeks. What can I do to expedite matters?
In the event that you are under a tight deadline for your conveyancing it is advisable to make sure that your lawyer is familiar with the area as they will make use of local connections and know-how. It is even conceivable that they could have transacted otherhomes in the same street. You would be best advised to use a St Helens conveyancing lawyer. Second, double check that the lawyer is on the on the approved list for your mortgage company. It is estimated that nearly one in five of St Helens conveyancing deals are frustrated or derailed after discovering a buyer’s solicitor was not on their banks list of approved solicitors. This can often result in the legal transfer of property being held up by as much as three weeks. It is estimated that this issue affects in the region of 100,000 home sales annually. Almost all St Helens conveyancing practices can not represent certain mortgage companies so do check as early as possible.
Can your site be used to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in St Helens even if I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for example where I want to buy a shop in St Helens with a mortgage from Bank of Scotland?
Our comparison service is mainly used to get a quote from domestic conveyancing solicitors in St Helens but we have listed at the end of this page a selection of St Helens commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to make contact with the solicitors directly to check if they are also authorised to represent Bank of Scotland
We are selling our flat in St Helens. Will the conveyancing practitioner need to be on the HSBC conveyancing panel in order to deal with redeeming my mortgage?
Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the HSBC conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their requirements fairly frequently at the moment.
I used Action Conveyancing a few years past for my conveyancing in St Helens. I now require my papers however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing 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 St Helens 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 St Helens differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build property in St Helens come to us having been asked by the housebuilder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is constructed. This is because developers in St Helens tend to acquire the site, 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 St Helens or who has acted in the same development.