My previous conveyancer has given a fee estimate £1150 for no completion no fee conveyancing in Stratford Upon Avon. I’m selling a Victorian house for £175,000. Is this over the top? Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Stratford Upon Avon?
The estimate does seem a tad steep. If you shop around you might reduce the fees slightly by say £125. That being said, you mightlive to rue opting for an a cheaper conveyancer. Remember to check the solicitor can represent your lender. Do make use of our search tool to choose a Stratford Upon Avon conveyancing practice on the lender’s conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Stratford Upon Avon.
We are buying a property and the conveyancer has identified Chancel Repair to which the property could be obligated to contribute to as it falls into the area of such a church. She has mentioned insurance. Is this really required for conveyancing in Stratford Upon Avon
Unless a prior acquisition of the property completed post 12 October 2013 you could assume that conveyancing practitioners handling conveyancing in Stratford Upon Avon to continue to advocate a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
I have a semi-detached Victorian house in Stratford Upon Avon. Conveyancing lawyer represented me and Halifax. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and I saw a couple of entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold under the exact same property. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?
You need to assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Stratford Upon Avon and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they sell they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with lenders. You can also check the situation with your conveyancing practitioner who conducted the work.
I am looking to sell my home. My former conveyancers closed down. I am in need of a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. Im based in Stratford Upon Avon if that makes a difference.
Please use our search tool to help you find a solicitor for your conveyancing in Stratford Upon Avon. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with lender approved solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move runs with a minimum of fuss.
In my capacity as executor for the estate of my aunt I am selling a house in Swansea but reside in Stratford Upon Avon. My lawyer (who is 260 kilometers from mehas requested that I sign a statutory declaration prior to completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing solicitor in Stratford Upon Avon to witness and place their company stamp on the document?
Technically speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are based in Stratford Upon Avon
I am an executor of my recently deceased mum’s Will, with a property in Stratford Upon Avon which will be sold. The bungalow is unregistered at the Land Registry and I'm told that some EAs will insist that it is in place before they'll proceed. What's the mechanism for this?
In the situation that you have set out it seems advisable to apply to register in the names of the personal representative(s) as named in the probate and in their capacity as PRs. The Land Registry’s online guidance explains how to register for the first time and what is required re the deeds and forms. You would need to include and certified copy of the probate as well and complete the form FR1 to refer to the PRs as the applicant.