I was told recently by my IFA that my Batheaston solicitor is not on the lender Solicitor panel. How can I be certain if this is indeed the case?
You need to contact your Batheaston lawyer directly. You lawyer should inform you what has happened. If they are not on the panel they could put your in touch with solicitors on the conveyancing panel for your bank.
Why do I have to pay up front for my conveyancing in Batheaston?
If you are buying a property in Batheaston your solicitor will ask you put them with funds to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. Ordinarily this is asked for to cover the fees of the conveyancing searches. When the down payment is payable against the sale price then this should be needed immediately before exchange of contracts. Any further balance that is due should be transferred shortly before completion.
A relative suggested that where I am buying in Batheaston I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?
This is a search is usually included in the estimate for your Batheaston conveyancing searches. It is not a small report of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out important information about Batheaston around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Batheaston Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data concerning Batheaston.
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We're novice buyers - had an offer accepted, but the selling agent has warned us that the owners will only go ahead if we use their chosen conveyancers as they want an ‘expedited deal’. Our preferred option is to instruct a high street conveyancer who is accustomed to conveyancing in Batheaston
It is improbable the vendors are behind this. If they want ‘a quick sale', turning down a genuine purchaser is counter productive. Try to communicate with the sellers directly and make the point that (a)you are motivated buyers (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you are unencumbered (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)however you are going to use your own,trusted Batheaston conveyancing lawyers - rather thanthe ones that will provide their negotiator at the agency a commission or meet his conveyancing thresholds demanded by head office.