We were about to retain a conveyancing solicitor in Thatcham endorsed using your search tool but stumbled across alternative quotes on the internet seem less expensive – why is this?

You can find many firms of conveyancers marketing theoretically looks to be very low prices. We suggest that you think long and hard about how important this transaction is to you that you are willing to take 'cheap' risks in relation to the standard of the conveyancing. Many of them highlight a bargain quote to catch your eye but conceal supplemental costs in the fine print..

We are due to move home in January. Should my conveyancing solicitor update the removal company on the day of completion. On a separate note, can you put forward a removal company in Thatcham. Conveyancing lawyer was chosen before I stumbled across this website.

On the afternoon of completion you can collect the house keys from your property agent but this can only happen once the vendors conveyancers confirm to the agent that they have the completion monies and the keys can be handed over. Subsequently you can inform the removal company that they can start moving you in. We are not in a position to recommend a specific removal company but can assist you in choosing a residential property solicitor in Thatcham or a legal practice that specialises in conveyancing in Thatcham.

After weeks of negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Thatcham. My financial adviser suggested a conveyancer. I paid an on account payment of £200. A few days later, the conveyancing practitioner called me to say that they were not on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Clydesdale panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

I was told three weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by Santander. Is it usual for Santander to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Thatcham is approved on their conveyancing panel? Santander have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their PI Insurance.

Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Santander to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Santander conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

Do commercial conveyancing searches reveal proposed roadworks that may affect a commercial land in Thatcham?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Thatcham will execute a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers spend in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Thatcham. The report sets out definitive data 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 Thatcham.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Thatcham it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately can result in delays to Thatcham commercial conveyancing deals as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not ordered for residential conveyancing in Thatcham.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Thatcham. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Thatcham

The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Please supply a car parking plan. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme.

Am I best advised to instruct a Thatcham conveyancing practitioner based in the area that I am buying? An old friend can execute the conveyancing but his firm is located 200kilometers away.

The primary upside of using a high street Thatcham conveyancing firm is that you can pop in to sign documents, deliver your ID and pester them where appropriate. Having local Thatcham 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 used your friend and on the whole were content that must outweigh using an unfamiliar Thatcham conveyancing solicitor just because they are round the corner.