My previous solicitor has given a fee calculation of £1200 for freehold conveyancing in Thatcham. I’m hoping to sell a Victorian house for £125,000. Are these estimated fees excessive? Is it in excess of the average fee for conveyancing in Thatcham?
The estimate does seem a tad overpriced. If you shop around you may be able to decrease the fees marginally by as much as £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, you maycome to rue opting for an an unknown lawyer. If is important to ensure that the solicitor can also act for your bank. You can use our comparison tool to find a Thatcham conveyancing company on the lender’s conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Thatcham.
How up to date is your database of Thatcham solicitors on the RBS conveyancing panel? Do RBS send you an updated list?
Thatcham conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the RBS conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from RBS directly.
I am selling my home in Thatcham. Does the property lawyer need to be required to be on the Barclays conveyancing panel in order to deal with paying off my mortgage?
Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Barclays conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their conditions fairly frequently at the moment.
I am buying a house and the solicitor has identified Chancel Repair for which the property may be obligated to contribute to because it falls into the area of such a church. She has mentioned insurance. Is this really appropriate for conveyancing in Thatcham
Unless a prior purchase of the premises took place after 12 October 2013 you may expect conveyancing practitioners delivering conveyancing in Thatcham to remain encouraging a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Thatcham?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the legal transfer of property in Thatcham. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
Why is New Build conveyancing in Thatcham more costly?
Conveyancing in Thatcham for newly converted or new build homes can sometimes involve adoption of highways & drains, building regulations approval, planning permission, new build warranties such NHBC as well as additional questions and contractual considerations.