What is the most effective way to find the right solicitor to provide a 1st class service for our conveyancing in West Kirby?
First ask your friends and family who they would recommend.
Second, use a search tool on the web for conveyancing in West Kirby. Pick up the phone to a couple or more firms from the list and invite them to send you their conveyancing estimate and discuss your needs with the solicitor who will conduct your conveyancing prior tocommitting.
Option 3 is to make use of our search tool to assist you in finding the right solicitors taking into account your own factors including location,timings, complications and who your intended mortgage company is. Resist the temptation to go for low cost conveyancing in West Kirby
We see that you have a search directory identifying law firms on the RBS conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a referral fee if I appoint them for our conveyancing in West Kirby?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the RBS conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in West Kirby.
If you had a top tip for selecting a conveyancing solicitor in West Kirby what would it be?
Do not opt for the lowest West Kirby conveyancing fees. You really do get what you’re paying for when it comes to property lawyers. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.
We previously chose conveyancing lawyers based in West Kirby on the Virgin Money solicitor panel. They have just billed me an additional fee for dealing with the Virgin Money mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee set by Virgin Money?
As unfair as it may appear, as long as it’s in their Terms of Engagement or Quote then yes your property lawyer may charge a fee for this. The charge is not set by Virgin Money but by your West Kirby conveyancer. Some firms on the Virgin Money panel will levy ’dealing with mortgage’ fee and others do not.
I had an offer accepted on an apartment in West Kirby on 10/3/2025, valuation was booked 2 days after, all came back fine. Solicitor retained, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Nottingham and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Nottingham conveyancing panel. Are Nottingham entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Nottingham to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Nottingham conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
I'm purchasing a new build house in West Kirby with a loan from Bank of Ireland. The builders refused to budge the amount so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The house builders rep suggested that I not to tell my lawyer about the extras as it could impact my mortgage with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.
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.
I opted to have a survey carried out on a house in West Kirby before instructing solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. Our surveyor has said that some lenders will refuse to grant a mortgage on this type of house.
It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different requirements from Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to call us we can investigate further via the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in West Kirby. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in West Kirby especially if they are familiar with such properties in West Kirby.
Is it best to appoint a West Kirby conveyancing practitioner in close proximity to the house I am purchasing? I have an old university friend who can handle the legal formalities however his firm is located approximately 350miles drive away.
The benefit of a high street West Kirby conveyancing firm is that you can drop in to execute documents, present your ID and apply pressure on them if necessary. Having local West Kirby know how is a benefit. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If you know people who instructed your friend and they were happy that should outweigh using an unknown West Kirby conveyancing solicitor just because they are West Kirby based.