My previous solicitor has quoted £1350 for leasehold conveyancing in Wakefield. I’m selling a Georgian house for £150,000. This seems over the top. Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Wakefield?
The charges are a bit high. If you shop around you might decrease the fees slightly by as much as a hundred pounds. That being said, you couldlive to rue choosing an an untested solicitor. Don't forget to check the solicitor can represent your mortgage company. You can employ our comparison tool to find a Wakefield conveyancing firm on the banks conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Wakefield.
What does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Wakefield? Why is this being asked of me?
It is indeed that case that the requirement set out by your solicitor has nothing to do with conveyancing in Wakefield. However these days you will not be able to proceed with any conveyancing deal if you have not submitting proof of your identity. This usually takes the form of a either your passport or driving licence and a bank statement. Remember if you are providing your driving licence as evidence of ID it must be both the paper element as well as the photo card part, one is not satisfactory in the absence of the other.
Verification of the source of monies is necessary under Money Laundering Regulations. Please do not be offended when when this is requested of you as your conveyancer will need to have this information on file. Your Wakefield conveyancing lawyer will require evidence of proof of funds before they are able to accept any monies from you into their client account and they may also ask additional questions concerning the source of monies.
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Wakefield. My lender is Chelsea Building Society
Chelsea Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 5/9/2026, the requirements read as follows :
My relative advised me that where I am purchasing in Wakefield I should ask my conveyancer to perform a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
This is a search is occasionally included in the estimate for your Wakefield conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing important information about Wakefield around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Wakefield Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding Wakefield.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Wakefield?
Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Wakefield. 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…’
New build sellers have recommended to me a conveyancing practitioner and I've sought an estimate from them. It's almost two hundred pounds less expensive than my own Wakefield conveyancing practitioner. What's the catch?
Developers often have panels of property lawyers who are quick and who know the seller’s documentation and solicitor. As many developers offer an incentive to use their approved property lawyer for this reason, any increased fees can be avoided and a builder won't recommend a conveyancing factory and run the risk of having the transaction delayed when they need an exchange in 28 days. A counter-argument for not agreeing to use the recommended property lawyer is that they may prove reluctant to fight for your interests at the risk of alienating the sellers. If you worry that this may be the case you should stick with your local Wakefield conveyancer.