My partner’s sister is a solicitor. I am hopeful that I'll be able to get mate’s fee for conveyancing, but if not, what level of costs would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in West Drayton?
It’s wise to seek multiple conveyancing estimates. Do use our comparison tool on this page. Whilst charges will be different but the service one can expect differ between law firms as is the case with most professions.
Would the conveyancing solicitors via your comparison service carry out conveyancing in West Drayton by way of an attended exchange?
There are a few conveyancing experts carrying out personalised exchanges. You should contact us to obtain a costs illustration and details as to dates.
The West Drayton conveyancing solicitors that I appointed last week on my purchase in West Drayton have without warning shut down. They were on acting for me because I needed a solicitor on the TSB conveyancing panel and my preferred West Drayton lawyer was not. I paid them money in advance. What are my options?
Assuming that you have an Estate Agent in the equation then inform them immediately so that they advise the vendors that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Most sellers would be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You should appoint new lawyers that are on the TSB conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new lawyers may be able to help.
What is your number one tip for choosing a conveyancing solicitor in West Drayton
We would encourage you not to base your choice on the lowest West Drayton conveyancing quote. You really do get what you pay for when it comes to conveyancing solicitors. 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 know exactly what you’ll have to pay in ahead of the deal.
We have a mortgage agreed in principle with Principality. West Drayton conveyancing practitioners were appointed. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Principality?
There is no definitive answer here. Have Principality conducted the valuation? Have you informed Principality as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Principality conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.
I recently had an offer accepted on a house in West Drayton. My financial adviser recommended their conveyancers. I paid an upfront payment of £150. A few days later, the solicitor contacted me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Leeds Building Society panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
Taking into account that I will soon spend 450k on 3 bedroom house in West Drayton I wish to have a conversation with the solicitor concerning thehome move in advance of appointing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?
This is something that we recommend - we would be pleased to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the conveyancer who will be doing your conveyancing in West Drayton.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important individual, not a file reference. The law firms that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are quoted for your conveyancing in West Drayton should be the amount on the final invoice that you are charged.
I am buying a maisonette and cash is in place. I have provided lawyer with two distinct forms of photographic ID, bank statement, endless utility bills. Now he requires a copy from a probate lawyer advising that the funds are in place and that it has come from inheritance and not selling fake DVD.
For some years now requires conveyancing solicitors as well as banks, building societies and other financial institutes to obtain satisfactory evidence of the identity of the client. This is because solicitors who deal with money and property on behalf of their clients can be used by criminals wishing to launder money. In order to comply with the law of money laundering, your West Drayton conveyancing lawyer will need to obtain evidence of your identity as as well as make sure that your funds are legitimate.