My previous conveyancer has quoted £1150 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Streatham. I’m selling a Victorian house for £125,000. Are the quoted fees excessive? Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Streatham?
The quote is fractionally on the high side. If you shop around you could get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by say a hundred pounds. On the other hand, you couldcome to rue choosing an an unknown lawyer. If is important to be sure the solicitor can act for your bank. You can use our search tool to choose a Streatham conveyancing company on the banks member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Streatham.
We see that you have a post code search directory identifying solicitors on the TSB conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I instruct them for our conveyancing in Streatham?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the TSB conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Streatham.
I have recentlybecome aware that Action Conveyancing have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Streatham for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 10 months ago. How can I establish that the property is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?
The quickest way to see if the property is in your name, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Streatham conveyancing specialists.
Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Streatham prior to appointing lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. The surveyor advised that some lenders tend not give a loan on a flying freehold property.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different instructions from Nationwide. Should you wish to telephone us we can check via the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Streatham. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Streatham to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.
Am I better off to use a Streatham conveyancing practitioner based in the area that I am purchasing? An old friend can perform the legal work but her office is 200kilometers drive away.
The primary upside of using a local Streatham conveyancing practice is that you can visit the firm to sign documents, present your identification documents and pester them where appropriate. Having local Streatham know how is a bonus. That being said nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If other friends have used your friend and the majority were impressed that must trump using an unfamiliar Streatham conveyancing solicitor just because they are round the corner.
I need to find a mortgage company panel solicitor in Streatham. Could you help me?
It is not clear why you need a Streatham panel solicitor but in any event, if you can not find one on our search tool you will need to speak directly to the mortgage company to find out which solicitors in Streatham are on their panel . If you do find such a firm in Streatham not listed please direct them to our site to list. At a fee of one pound per month it is not expensive to register on the site