Just been in touch with my conveyancing lawyer in Surrey who completed the legal work 18 months ago requesting a conveyancing quote based on the same type of house move (a leasehold residence and a freehold premises) of similar values with a loan from Birmingham Midshires. It looks as though am now being quoted twice the amount. Should I hunt for a cheaper internet firm of conveyancing solicitor?
The estimate does seem a tad on the high side. If you shop around you could shave off some of the expense by say £125. On the other hand, providing that you were pleased with the service the firm offered you couldcome to rue choosing an an untested conveyancer. Don't forget to enquire that the conveyancer can also act for Birmingham Midshires. Do make use of our search tool to select a Surrey conveyancing firm on the Birmingham Midshires member panel, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Surrey.
Please could you vouch for a Norwich and Peterborough Building Society allowed Surrey conveyancing firm that can complete within a very limited time frame? Would it be better to use a local Surrey practice or a factory type comparison site?
We can recommend some very good Surrey conveyancing firms. Another option is to visit the main road in Surrey. Visit two or three firms and ask to see a conveyancing solicitor for a quote. Mention your expectations together with the reasons and get an assurance on your deadline. Appoint the one that appears most efficient.
I am purchasing a new build house in Surrey with a mortgage from Lloyds TSB Bank. The sellers refused to budge the amount so I negotiated 6k of extras instead. The house builders rep advised me not to tell my lawyer about the extras as it will put at risk my loan with the lender. Is this normal?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.
Are there any apps to assist me to search for a Surrey solicitor on the Platform Home Loans Ltd conveyancing panel? I have a car and am willing to travel upto 20miles to meet the lawyer.
Feel free to make use of the search on this website. Please pick a mortgage company and your location and you will see a number of Surrey conveyancing lawyers located nearest you. We have detailed some Surrey conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can call them to verify if they are on the Platform Home Loans Ltd approved list
I need to find a conveyancing solicitor for my conveyancing in Surrey. I've chance upon a web site which looks to be the perfect solution If it is possible to get all the legals completed via email that would be ideal. Do I need to be wary? What are the potential pitfalls?
As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?
The conveyancing solicitors conducting our conveyancing in Surrey has sent papers to review that show the land is unregistered with epitome documents. How can it be that the property not currently recorded at HMLR?
It is a rare occurrence indeed to find property in Surrey not to be registered. An 'epitome' is basically a dossier of photocopies of documents affecting an unregistered title. Plenty of Surrey conveyancing solicitors should be capable of dealing with this type of conveyancing but in the event that uncertainty prevails the conventional guidance these days is for the current owners to undertake the registration formalities first and subsequently sell - this no doubt cause a significant delay.