My previous lawyer has given a fee calculation of £1350 for no completion no fee conveyancing in Longridge.I’m selling a newly refurbished detached home for 300,000 + 25k increments. Is this expensive. Is it in excess of the average fee for conveyancing in Longridge?
The charges are a bit high.If you shop around you could decrease the fees marginally by perhaps a hundred pounds. On the other hand, you couldlive to rue opting for an a cheaper conveyancer. If is important to enquire the solicitor can represent your lender.Do make use of our search tool to find a Longridge conveyancing firm on the lender’s conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Longridge.
It is 10 years ago since I purchased my house in Longridge. Conveyancing solicitors have just been appointed on the sale but I am unable to track down my title documents. Is this a major issue?
You need not be too concerned. Firstly there is a chance that the deeds will be with your lender or they may still be with the solicitor who oversaw your purchase. Secondly the likelihood is that the title will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to prove you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers acquiring current official copies of the land registers. Almost all conveyancing in Longridge relates to registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is not registered it is more tricky but is not insurmountable.
My partner and I are selling our property in Longridge and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being built on contaminated land. A high street Longridge lawyer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers instructed an online conveyancing outfit rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Longridge. We have lived in Longridge for 4 years we know of no issue. Do we contact local Authority to obtain clarification that there is no issue.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing firm already. Are they able to advise? You should enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same ailment)