We were about to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Chilwell recommended using your comparison tool but have come across some other estimates via the web look less expensive – how come?

There are lots of solicitors offering at first sight what seems to be cut price. Our advice is to give due consideration as to how much you respect your own move to want to take 'cheap' risks concerning the quality of the conveyancing. Some embed additional charges well inside the terms of engagement. The solicitors that we list for conveyancing in Chilwell neverbehave this way.

We see that you have a post code search directory identifying law firms on the HSBC conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a referral fee if I retain them for our conveyancing in Chilwell?

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

Various internet forums that I have visited warn that are the number one cause of obstruction in Chilwell conveyancing transactions. Is this right?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released determinations of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature within the top 10 causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Local searches are not likely to feature in any delay in conveyancing in Chilwell.

Am I right to be suspicious by estate agents that I am dealing with are suggesting a factory type conveyancing firm rather than a High Street Chilwell conveyancing firm?

As with lots of professional services, often suggestions from relatives can be most helpful. Yet there are lots of people with a keen interest in a conveyancing matter; estate agents, financial adviser and banks may suggest solicitors to use. On occasion these conveyancers might be known to one of the organisations as experts in their field, but occasionally there may be a commercial relationship behind the endorsement. You have the right to choose your preferred conveyancer. However, bear in mind that many lenders have an approved list of solicitors you must use for the lender related work in your home move.

My solicitor in Chilwell has informed me that he requires identification documents saying that this is part of his legal duty as a solicitor on the bank Solicitor panel. Can this be correct?

Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering rules require Chilwell conveyancing solicitors and licensed conveyancers to verify the identity of the person or body they are dealing with before they can accept their conveyancing business. The Client Care letter that you need to sign will no doubt confirm this. Your lawyer is right that the lender also require certain documents to be viewed. If a you refuse to provide ID verification documents, your conveyancer would not be able to accept instructions from you. Your lawyer also has obligations to obtain certain documents in accordance with the bank's UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements