My friend's brother is a conveyancer. I hope that I'll be able to get preferential pricing for conveyancing, but if not, what kind of costs should I be paying for conveyancing in Whalley Range?
It’s advisable to obtain two or three conveyancing quotes. Do use our comparison tool on this page. Whilst quotes may be different but the service one can expect differ between conveyancers as is the case with most professions.
Do the conveyancing lawyers via your comparison service conduct attended exchange conveyancing in Whalley Range?
There are a few conveyancing experts who can conduct 24hr exchanges. Please contact us to get a fee calculation and details as to dates.
We had chosen solicitors based in Whalley Range on the RBS solicitor approved list. They have just billed me an additional charge for the legal aspects of the RBS mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee set by RBS?
Provided it is contained in their Terms of Engagement or estimate then yes your solicitor is entitled to levy a fee for this. The charge is not dictated by RBS but by your Whalley Range property lawyer. Plenty of firms on the RBS panel will levy ’dealing with mortgage’ fee and others do not.
We were going to get a OIP from Barclays this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we are dependent on web based calculators (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Barclays recommend any Whalley Range solicitors on the Barclays conveyancing panel, or is it better to go independently?
You will need to appoint Whalley Range solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Barclays conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Barclays through the process.
I have paid off my mortgage with Nottingham. I assume I don't need a Whalley Range solicitor on the Nottingham panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your Nottingham mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the Nottingham mortgage from the register. Nottingham, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
- but are not moving to another property
- where Nottingham has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- Nottingham has instructed the Land Registry to do so
I used Arc property Solicitors a few years ago for my conveyancing in Whalley Range. Now, I need the files however the law firm has closed. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Whalley Range of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I am purchasing a new build house in Whalley Range with a mortgage from Chelsea Building Society. The developers refused to move on the amount so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The sale representative advised me not reveal to my solicitor about this extras as it may adversely affect my loan with the lender. Should I keep quiet?.
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.
Am I best advised to choose a Whalley Range conveyancing practitioner based in the vicinity that I am hoping to buy? An old friend can perform the conveyancing but they are based 400miles away.
The benefit of a high street Whalley Range conveyancing firm is that you can visit the firm to sign documents, present your ID and apply pressure on them if necessary. Having local Whalley Range know how is a plus. That being said it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If other friends have instructed your friend and they were impressed that must trump using an unknown Whalley Range conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being local.