Is there a reason to instruct a Biggin Hill conveyancing practice given that national conveyancers are so much cheaper?

To take your time to find compare conveyancing costs in Biggin Hill and you should seek an affordable fee calculation but don’t be focused with looking for the lowest priced Biggin Hill conveyancer. Identifying the right conveyancer can be the distinction between a seamless and a stressful house move. It is important that you ensure that you have expert advice from a specialist solicitor. Emails can't be as helpful as a telephone call and are no substitute for a one to one meeting. Our partner firms will allocate you a qualified and top rated conveyancing solicitor that will handle your conveyancing from start to finish, providing a level of hand holding that you will never get with an internet conveyancer. Our lawyers will contact you regularly to update you as to any developments and keep you informed. Should you need to call the office you will know who you need to speak to and they will ensure you're not left wondering what's going on.

IfI were to purchase a simple residential homein Biggin Hill for cash and have no survey and no local authority searches how much could I expect to have to pay for conveyancing in Biggin Hill?

The sole saving you would achieve is the Biggin Hill conveyancing searches. A conveyancing practitioner still be obliged to do everything else - money laundering, communicating with the vendors property lawyer, SDLT submission, register the ownership etc. You might save a bit for them not having to register a mortgage however it will not be significant.

Are the BSA intent on creating a search tool with a view to to identify practices on the Earl Shilton BS conveyancing panel for example in Biggin Hill?

Lexsure has not been advised of any intention on the part of the BSA to promote such a tool.

I just acquired a house at auction in Biggin Hill. Conveyancing is required. What happens now?

Now that you are legally bound yourself to purchase you now have to instruct a conveyancing solicitor as a matter of urgency as you are facing a fast approaching a drop dead date to complete the property. An auction property should have an associated auction pack. This will include evidence of title and search results. Where you are dealing with leasehold property the auction pack may include a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing documentation pertinent to a leasehold property. You must hand this to your appointed conveyancing solicitor as soon as possible. Do make sure that that you have the requisite funding in place to complete the transaction on the set completion date.

We are buying a end of terrace house in Biggin Hill. Our aim is to carry out an extension to the side at the house.Will legal conveyancing on the property include checks to see if these alterations are prohibited?

Your solicitor should check the registered title as conveyancing in Biggin Hill will sometimes identify restrictions in the title deeds which prohibit certain changes or require the consent of another owner. Certain works call for local authority planning consent and approval in accordance building regulations. Certain areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or impact extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor before you commit yourself to a purchase.

We have agreed to purchase a house in Biggin Hill. A rare aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Solicitors conducting should look into this right? Will my lender UBS be concerned?

Given that you are obtaining a mortgage with UBS your lawyer must comply with the formal requirements outlined in Section 2 of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for UBS. The CML Handbook sets out minimum specifications for solar panel roof-space leases, and property lawyers are required to report to UBS where a lease does not meet these conditions. The conditions relate to the installation of panels on properties in England and Wales and is not limited to Biggin Hill.

Given that I will soon spend over three hundred thousand on a two bedroom apartment in Biggin Hill I would like to have a conversation with the solicitor about myhome move in advance of instructing the firm. Can this be arranged?

We could not agree more - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you liaising with the conveyancer who will be doing your property ownership legalities in Biggin Hill.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important individual, not a matter reference. The law firms that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are provided with for residential conveyancing in Biggin Hill should be the amount on the final invoice that you are charged.