Can the conveyancing lawyers that you recommend handle right to buy conveyancing in St Andrews?

We do have numerous conveyancing specialists carrying out right to buy transactions Please e-mail the lawyers listed in order to get a conveyancing quote.

I am helping my sister sell her property in St Andrews. Does the solicitor commission an energy performance certificate or should I organise this?

Following the abolition of HIPs, energy assessments was kept a mandatory component of moving property. An EPC must be to hand prior to the property being advertised. It is not a task that lawyers ordinarily arrange. Where you are instructing a St Andrews conveyancing lawyer they might be willing to arrange energy assessments due to their contacts with long established local accredited person

My wife and I are in the throws of viewing houses in St Andrews and I am now considering a potential offer. Is it advisable to have my lawyer on ‘stand by’? I am planning to take a mortgage with UBS.

You should start requesting conveyancing quotes from solicitors ASAP. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their details on to the EA. As you are seeking a mortgage with UBS, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the UBS conveyancing panel.

Intending to buy a house in St Andrews. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Nationwide conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the St Andrews lawyer is on the Nationwide conveyancing panel.

Will commercial conveyancing searches disclose impending roadworks that could affect a commercial estate in St Andrews?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in St Andrews will carry out a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers spend in sourcing accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in St Andrews. The search result sets out definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in St Andrews.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in St Andrews it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately may cause delays to St Andrews commercial conveyancing transactions as well as present a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not ordered for residential conveyancing in St Andrews.

We are 17 days into a leasehold purchase having been referred to solicitors by the estate agent to handle our conveyancing in St Andrews. I am not happy. Can you help me find new conveyancers?

A solicitor would have to be really poor to suggest changing them. Has your mortgage been generated? In the event that it has you will need to advise them of the replacement lawyer and have the mortgage documents are re-issued. Your new conveyancer needs to be on the mortgage company approved list to avoid added charges and complications. That should be your first question of the new solicitors. The find a solicitor tool can assist you in finding a lender approved conveyancer for your home move in St Andrews

My wife and I are selling a St Andrews apartment we inherited 8 years ago in 2010. I have over 15 years conveyancing knowledge and, although retired, intend to conduct my own conveyancing. The buyer's conveyancer has informed me that their bank will not allow you to do your own conveyancing insisting the funds to be sent to a solicitor's bank account.

Mortgage instructions to solicitors from all mainstream lenders specify that If the seller does not have legal representation the borrower's lawyers should check whether the lender needs to be notified so that a decision can be reached as to whether they are willing to proceed.