Just been in touch with my conveyancing lawyer in St Brides Major who acted for me 18 months ago requesting a conveyancing costs illustration based on the same type of house sale & purchase (a leasehold residence and a freehold premises) of similar values with a mortgage from Santander. It looks as though am now being charged double. Should I hunt for an alternative firm of conveyancing solicitor?
The estimate fees appear a bit high. If you shop around you might decrease the fees marginally by as much as £125. On the other hand, providing that you were pleased with the service the firm gave you mightlive to regret opting for an a cheaper lawyer. Don't forget to ensure the conveyancer can represent Santander. You can utilise our search tool to select a St Brides Major conveyancing firm on the Santander approved list of lawyers, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in St Brides Major.
As someone with no idea as to the St Brides Major conveyancing process what’s the number one tip you can impart for the house moving process in St Brides Major
Not many law firms or advisers will tell you this but conveyancing in St Brides Major or throughout England and Wales is an adversarial experience. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there exists lots of room for conflict between you and other parties involved in the house moving process. For example, the vendor, selling agent and on occasion your lender. Selecting a lawyer for your conveyancing in St Brides Major is a critical decision as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY person in the legal process whose interest is to look after your legal interests and to protect you.
Every so often a third party with a vested interest will attempt to convince you that it is in your interests to do things their way. For instance, the estate agent may claim to be assisting by claiming that your conveyancer is slow. Or your mortgage broker may advise you to do take action that is contrary to your lawyers advice. You should always trust your lawyer above all other parties when it comes to the legal transfer of property.
Do I need to take out insurance to address the risk of chancel repairs when buying a house in St Brides Major?
Unless a prior acquisition of the house completed after 12 October 2013 you may take it that solicitors carrying out conveyancing in St Brides Major to remain encouraging a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
4 months have gone by since my purchase conveyancing in St Brides Major concluded. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £170,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the property from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
How does conveyancing in St Brides Major differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in St Brides Major contact us having been asked by the housebuilder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is completed. This is because developers in St Brides Major tend to purchase the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in St Brides Major or who has acted in the same development.