My partner’s sister is a solicitor. I suspect that I'll be able to get preferential pricing for conveyancing, However if that does not come through, what kind of figure should I be expecting for conveyancing in Colyers?
You should contrast pricing. Do use our search tool on this page. The charges may be different but service levels do differ between conveyancers as is true with the vast majority of professional services.
My wife and I are buying a apartment in Colyers. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a conveyancer? At some point we have to put funds into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our deposit?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
Is it the case that all Colyers solicitor firms on the Barclays conveyancing panel are regulated by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?
As solicitors, in order to be on the Barclays approved list of solicitors they would need to be regulated by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Many lenders do list licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such organisation would be regulated by the CLC.
We have a mortgage agreed in principle with TSB. Colyers conveyancing practitioners have been selected. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from TSB?
Some lenders take longer than others. Have TSB completed the valuation? Have you advised TSB as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the TSB conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.
It has been 2 months following my purchase conveyancing in Colyers took place. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £170,000. 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 property 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.
We're novice buyers - agreed a price, yet the agent advised that the vendor will only proceed if we appoint the agent's recommended conveyancers as they are insisting on a ‘quick sale’. We would rather use a high street solicitor who is accustomed to conveyancing in Colyers
It is unlikely the sellers are behind this. Should the owner want ‘a quick sale', turning down a serious buyer is is going to put the whole deal at risk. Bypass the agents and go straight to the sellers and make sure they comprehend that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to progress, with mortgage lined up © you have nothing to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you will continue to instruct your own,trusted Colyers conveyancing lawyers - rather thanthose that will give the negotiator at the agency a kickback or achieve conveyancing figures set by head office.
Our conveyancing in Colyers is completing this Friday, however the couple I am buying off wishes to move out on the Saturday PM. Can I agree to such a plan?
It is not possible to complete on a Saturday due to the bank systems are not operational.