Having been recommended your company we were about to appoint conveyancing solicitor in Stamford recommended on your site but stumbled across some other fee calculations on the internet seem cheaper – why is this?
There are numerous solicitors promoting pretending to offer cut-price conveyancing, yet more often than not extrafees result in the closing bill being inflated. Solicitors are duty bound to ensure charges outlined in terms of business should be equitable invoiced The solicitors that we list for conveyancing in Stamford set out all charges for a residential conveyancing transaction.
I require conveyancing for an apartment in a relatively new development (five years old) in Stamford. Almost all the appartments are already disposed of. Is it really necessary to order neighbourhood searches for my conveyancing in Stamford?
You would be taking a significant risk in not carrying out Stamford conveyancing searches. Without searches you have no clarity over flooding, environmental etc which may mean you walk away due to potential problems down the line. If you are buying without a mortgage there is no legal necessity to have them, but we would seriously advise in the strongest possible terms that you have them. If accelerating the process and driving down costs are primary concerns you should consider with your lawyer about the option of search insurance
I am assisting my mother sell her house in Stamford. Will the conveyancing solicitor arrange the EPC or it is for me to coordinate?
Following the demise of Home Information Packs, energy assessments became a required component of moving house. An energy assessment should be to hand prior to the property being placed on the market. It is not as aspect of the sale process that law firms ordinarily arrange. Where you are instructing a Stamford conveyancing solicitor they might be willing to arrange energy assessments due to their relationships with long established local providers
Forgive me if this question is silly but I am new to the house moving as FTB of a two bedroom flat in Stamford. Do I pick up the keys to the property on completion from my solicitor? If so, I will instruct a local conveyancing solicitor in Stamford?
On the day of completion you will not be required to attend the conveyancers office in Stamford. Your solicitors will arrange to send the purchase money to the seller's conveyancers, and once they have received this, you should be able to pick up the keys from the selling Agents and start moving into the property. Usually this occurs between 1 and 3pm.
About to purchase apartment in Stamford. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Lender if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Nationwide conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Stamford property lawyer is on the Nationwide conveyancing panel.
I require quick conveyancing in Stamford as I am faced with pressure to exchange contracts within one month. Luckily I do not require a mortgage. Is it possible to escape the need for conveyancing searches to save money and time?
As you are not getting a mortgage you are at liberty not to have searches conducted although no conveyancer would suggest that you don't. With lots of history conveyancing in Stamford the following are instances of what can crop up and therefore affect market value: Enforcement Actions, Outstanding Charges, Overdue Grants, Road Schemes,...
I used Wolstenholmes a few years past for my conveyancing in Stamford. Now, I need the files but the law firm has closed. What do I do?
Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down 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 Stamford 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.
I'm refinancing my primary house to a BTL mortgage with Coventry Building Society and intend to use the remaining equity towards a second property. The location we are talking about is Stamford. Will your solicitors be able to act for the two lenders and link together the transactions?
Do use our comparison tool on this site to check that the solicitors are on the appropriate lender panels. Having checked that they are your solicitor should be able to tie up the two conveyancing matters but you should talk with you conveyancer and make apparent your desired outcome and requirements.