My partner’s dad is a conveyancer. I hope that I'll be able to get mate’s fee for conveyancing, However if that does not come through, what kind of fees should I be paying for conveyancing in Woodbury?
You should compare pricing. Do use our comparison tool on this site. Whilst quotes seem to vary but the service one can expect are distinct between property lawyers as is the case with the vast majority of professional services.
My husband and I are purchasing a newly converted flat in Woodbury with a homeloan from Yorkshire Building Society.We would like to retain our Woodbury conveyancing lawyer but Yorkshire Building Society informed us his firm is not listed on their approved list of firms. It seems we have no choice but to instruct a Yorkshire Building Society panel lawyer or keep our local solicitor and pay for one of their panel ones to represent them. This seems very unfair; Can we not simply insist that Yorkshire Building Society use our lawyer?
No, not really. The home loan issued to you contains terms and conditions, a common one being that lawyers needs to be on the Yorkshire Building Society approved list. in the past, most mortgage companies had large numbers of solicitors on their panels: a borrower could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. A further alternative is for your lawyer to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for Yorkshire Building Society
I am planning on selling our property in Woodbury and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was constructed on contaminated land. Any high street Woodbury conveyancer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the buyers are using a nationwide conveyancing practice as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Woodbury. Having lived in Woodbury for 5 years we know of no issue. Do we get in touch with our local Authority to get clarification that the buyers are looking for.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing solicitor currently acting for you. 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 sickness)
4 months have gone by since my purchase conveyancing in Woodbury took place. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £150,000 when infact I paid £215,000. 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 residence 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.
Do online conveyancing organisations undertake everything a high street Woodbury solicitor does or must I employ a solicitor for the final stages for my conveyancing in Woodbury?
If you use an online conveyancer they will cover all the tasks your Woodbury conveyancer would cover.