Recently been in touch with my conveyancing solicitor in Swansea who conducted the legals two years ago and wanted a conveyancing costs illustration based on the same type of house sale & purchase (a leasehold premises and a freehold property) of similar values with a home loan from TSB. I am now being charged double. Should I look for a cheaper online conveyancer?
The quote is slightly on the steep side. Where you are willing to invest time contrasting costs you might shave off some of the cost by perhaps £125. That being said, providing that you were satisfied with the conveyancing the firm gave you mightcome to regret choosing an a cheaper lawyer. If is important to check that the firm can also act for TSB. You can employ our search tool to find a Swansea conveyancing firm on the TSB approved list of lawyers, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Swansea.
I have given 8 weeks notice to my existing landlord and must vacate my rented flat in Swansea by the end of next month. Conveyancing on my purchase has just started. Can I complete in a couple of weeks as I wish to avoid having to move into temporary accommodation?
The normal practice is not to provide notice for your lease until your lawyer suggests that you should. Assuming that you have not previously done so, contact to your lawyer and ask them to they chase the owners solicitors, try to get a realistic time scale from them that all parties will aim to achieve
Why do I have to pay up front when it comes to conveyancing in Swansea?
Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Swansea your solicitor will ask you to provide them with monies to cover the search fees. Generally this is needed to cover the fees of the Local Authority Search. When the down payment is payable against the total price then this should be required immediately ahead of contracts are exchanged. The closing balance that is needed will be payable a few days ahead of the completion date.
A friend advised me that where I am purchasing in Swansea I should ask my conveyancer to perform a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
This is a search is occasionally quoted for as part of the standard Swansea conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing important information about Swansea around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Swansea Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Swansea Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data concerning Swansea.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I put an offer in last month in what was supposed to be a simple, chain free conveyancing. Swansea is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?
Flying freeholds in Swansea are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Swansea you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your lender may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Swansea may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.
My father-in-law has urged me to instruct his conveyancing solicitors in Swansea. Should I use them?
There are no two ways about it the best way to select a conveyancing lawyer is to get referrals from friends or family who have experience in using the firm you're considering.