Our family solicitor has quoted £1200 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Beacon Hill. I’m selling a newly refurbished detached home for £300,000. Are these conveyancing fees excessive? Is it above what I should be paying for conveyancing in Beacon Hill?

The estimate does seem marginally overpriced. If you are prepared to spend time contrasting prices you may be able to shave off some of the cost by as much as a hundred pounds. On the other hand, you mightlive to rue choosing an an untested conveyancer. Don't forget to ensure the solicitor can represent your bank. You can utilise our comparison tool to select a Beacon Hill conveyancing practice on the lender’s approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Beacon Hill.

We note that you have a post code search directory listing firms on the Co-operative conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I appoint them for our own conveyancing in Beacon Hill?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Co-operative conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Beacon Hill.

We are close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our property in Beacon Hill and according to the buyers it appears that there is a possibility that the property was built on contaminated land. A high street Beacon Hill lawyer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers are using a web based conveyancing firm rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Beacon Hill. Having lived in Beacon Hill for six years we know of no issue. Should we get in touch with our local Authority to obtain confirmation need.

It would appear that you have a conveyancing lawyer currently acting for you. Are they able to advise? You should check with 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 ailment)

I am buying a new build house in Beacon Hill with a loan from Lloyds TSB Bank. The builders would not move on the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of extras instead. The house builders rep advised me not reveal to my lawyer about the extras as it would affect my mortgage with the lender. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

I opted to have a survey done on a house in Beacon Hill ahead of instructing solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. Our surveyor advised that some mortgage companies may not issue a mortgage on this type of home.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different requirements for example to Halifax. Should you wish to telephone us we can look into this further with the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Beacon Hill. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Beacon Hill to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.