Having been recommended your organisation we were about to go ahead with a conveyancing solicitor in Babbacombe listed on your site but have come across alternative quotes via the web look cheaper – how come?

There are plenty of conveyancing organisations advertising theoretically looks to be very low prices. Our recommendation is to think long and hard about how much you respect your own move to you are willing to take 'cheap' risks with regard to the standard of the conveyancing. Many of them accentuate a bargain quote as a headline but bury extra fees in the fine print..

Can you clarify what the consequences are if my lawyer’s firm is expelled from the Virgin Money Solicitor panel ahead of completing my conveyancing in Babbacombe?

First, this is very unlikely to happen. In most cases even where a law firm is removed off of a panel the lender would allow the completion to go ahead as the lender would appreciate the difficulties that they would place you in if you have to instruct a new solicitor days before completion. In a worst case scenario where the lender insists that you instruct a new firm then it is possible for a very good lawyer to expedite the conveyancing albeit that you may pay a significant premium for this. The analogous situation is where a buyer instructs a lawyer, exchanges contracts and the law firm is shut down by a regulator such as the SRA. Again, in this situation you can find lawyers who can troubleshoot their way to bring the conveyancing to a satisfactory conclusion - albeit for a fee.

Will commercial conveyancing searches reveal proposed roadworks that could impact a commercial estate in Babbacombe?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Babbacombe will conduct a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers spend in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Babbacombe. The report 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 Babbacombe.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Babbacombe 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 result in delays to Babbacombe commercial conveyancing deals as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not conducted for domestic conveyancing in Babbacombe.

My husband and I are 3 weeks into a residential purchase having been referred to solicitors by the high street agent to handle our conveyancing in Babbacombe. I am not happy. Can you you assist me in finding new solicitors?

They would have to be really poor to suggest changing them. Has your mortgage offer been generated? In the event that it has you will need to make them aware of the new contact details and ensure the loan are re-sent. Your solicitor ideally needs to be on the mortgage company approved list to avoid added expenses and frustration. So that should be your starting point. Our search tool should help you find a bank approved solicitor for your conveyancing in Babbacombe

One month into a sale of a flat in Babbacombe. Conveyancing is fine but we are being charged an extortionate amount from the landlord. So far we have paid £225 for a leasehold management pack and then another £200 plus VAT for responses to queries supplied by the buyers lawyer.

Your lawyer will not have any say over the level of the fee for this information but the average costs for the information for Babbacombe leasehold property is £355. When it comes to Babbacombe conveyancing transactions it is customary for the owner to cover the costs. The landlord or their agents are not duty bound to answer these questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at high prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no legislation that mandates fixed charges for administrative tasks. There is no prescriptive time frame by which they are obliged to provide the information.