Our family solicitor has sent a quote for £1400 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Wallington. I am hoping to downsize from a Edwardian detached home for £125,000. Is this overpriced? Is it in excess of the norm for conveyancing in Wallington?
The estimate does seem marginally overpriced. Where you are happy to invest time scrutinising fee on a like for like basis you might trim some of the expense by say £100 plus VAT. That being said, you couldcome to regret opting for an a cheaper conveyancer. Remember to enquire the solicitor can also act for your mortgage company. You can utilise our comparison tool to choose a Wallington conveyancing practice on the banks approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Wallington.
Why is leasehold purchase conveyancing in Wallington costs more?
Wallington leasehold conveyancing transactions usually involve additional investigations than freeholds including investigating the Lease, liaising with the Landlord such as serving relevant notices on the Landlord or managing agent, obtaining up-to-date service charge and management information, obtaining Landlord’s consents and reviewing management accounts and formation documents.
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Wallington. My lender is Chelsea Building Society
Chelsea Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 2/6/2025, the requirements read as follows :
Forgive me if this question is silly but I am unexperienced as a first time buyer of a ground floor flat in Wallington. Do I collect the keys to the house on completion from my solicitor? If so, I will find a local conveyancing solicitor in Wallington?
On the day of completion you will not be required to go to the conveyancers office in Wallington. Conveyancing lawyers for you will transfer the completion advance to the owner’s lawyers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you should be called to pick up the keys from the property Agents and start moving into the property. Usually this happens early afternoon.
We previously appointed solicitors with offices in Wallington on the Santander solicitor panel. They are now charging me a supplemental sum for the legal aspects of the Santander mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by Santander?
Unfortunately, so long as it is in their Terms of Engagement or estimate then yes your lawyer may charge a fee for this. The fee is not dictated by Santander but by your Wallington solicitor. Numerous firms on the Santander panel will quote an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.
My partner and I have arranged the release of further monies on our home loan from Yorkshire BS as we wish to conduct alterations to our property in Wallington. Are we obliged to appoint a nearby Wallington solicitor on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel to handle the paperwork?
Yorkshire BS do not ordinarily require a member of their conveyancing panel to deal with the formalities. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel.
Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Wallington before retaining conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. Our surveyor advised that some lenders may refuse to grant a mortgage on this type of property.
It varies from the lender to lender. Bank of Scotland has different instructions from Birmingham Midshires. If you contact us we can investigate further 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 Wallington. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Wallington to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.
My father-in-law has urged me to use his conveyancing solicitors in Wallington. Do I follow his advice?
There are no two ways about it it’s preferable to select a conveyancing solicitor is to get recommendations from friends or relatives who have previously instructed the conveyancer you're considering.