Having been suggested to visit your service we were about to appoint conveyancing solicitor in Pitsea found using your search tool but stumbled across alternative estimates via the web look less pricey – how come?

There are numerous conveyancing outfits advertising what appear to be the cheapest conveyancing in Pitsea. We would encourage you to think twice about how important this transaction is to you that you are willing to be penny wise pound foolish with regard to the quality of the conveyancing. Many of them accentuate a bargain quote to grab your attention but conceal additional fees in the fine print..

What is the optimum way to find out if the solicitor handling my conveyancing in Pitsea is on the bank’sconveyancing panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for thus paying £187.00 plus VAT in further legal costs.

You should take advantage of the find a lender approved solicitor tool on this site. Pick the mortgage company and type ‘Pitsea’ or your preferred area and you will discover a number of lawyer based in Pitsea or by proximity to you.

I'm purchasing my first flat in Pitsea with the aid of help to buy. The developers refused to reduce the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The property agent suggested that I not to tell my solicitor about this extras as it would impact my mortgage with the bank. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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.