My fiance’s uncle is a property lawyer. I anticipate that I will receive mate’s pricing for conveyancing, However if that does not come through, what kind of costs would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Canton?

You should contrast pricing. Make use of our comparison tool on this site. Whilst charges will vary but service levels do differ between conveyancers as is true with most professions.

My grandson is buying a house that has just been built in Canton with a mortgage from Kent Reliance. His solicitor has advised him of a delay in completing the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. This document is news to me - what is it and who needs sight of it?

The document is intended to provide information to the main parties engaged in the transaction. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the valuer when asked. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.

2 months have gone by since my purchase conveyancing in Canton took place. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £180,000. 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 premises 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.

My husband and I are novice buyers - had an offer accepted, but the agent advised that the vendor will only proceed if we appoint the agent's chosen conveyancers as they need a ‘quick sale’. My instinct tells me that we should use a family solicitor accustomed to conveyancing in Canton

We suspect that the seller is unaware of this demand. If they want ‘a quick sale', turning down a serious purchaser is likely to cause more damage than good. Speak to the owners direct and explain that (a)you are motivated purchasers (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you are chain free (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you will continue to use your preferred Canton conveyancing lawyers - rather thanthose that will earn their estate agent a referral fee or hit his conveyancing targets set by corporate headquarters.

To what extent are Canton conveyancing solicitors under an obligation to the Law Society to publish transparent conveyancing costs?

Contained within the Solicitors Code of Conduct are specific rules and regulations as to how the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) allow solicitors to publicise their charges to clients.The Law Society have practice note giving advice on how to publicise transparent charges to avoid breaching any such rule. Practice notes are not legal advice issued by the Law Society and is not intended as the only standard of good practice a conveyancing solicitor should adhere to. The Practice Note does, however, represent the Law Society’s perspective of acceptable practice for publicising conveyancing charges, and accordingly it’s a recommended read for any solicitor or conveyancer in Canton or further afield.