My previous lawyer has given a fee calculation of just over a thousand pound for leasehold conveyancing in Culcheth. I am selling a Georgian property for £175,000. This appears too much. Is it in excess of the average fee for conveyancing in Culcheth?
The charges are a tad high. If you are happy to expend time contrasting costs you may be able to reduce the fees marginally by say £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, you couldlive to rue choosing an a cheaper lawyer. Don't forget to be sure the conveyancer can act for your bank. You can utilise our search tool to select a Culcheth conveyancing practice on the lender’s conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Culcheth.
We're in Culcheth, First time buyers purchasing with a mortgage (lender is TSB , and our lawyer is on the TSB conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?
The fact that your lawyer is on the TSB conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no solicitor should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.
I have justbeen informed that Action Conveyancing have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Culcheth for a purchase of a freehold house 10 months ago. How can I establish that the property is not still registered in the name of the former proprietor?
The easiest way to check if the property is in your name, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Culcheth conveyancing specialists.
How does conveyancing in Culcheth differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build premises in Culcheth approach us having been asked by the housebuilder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is finished. This is because new home sellers in Culcheth tend to buy the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Culcheth or who has acted in the same development.
Taking into account that I am about to part with £400,000 on a house in Culcheth I wish to have a conversation with the lawyer concerning theconveyancing ahead of giving the go ahead to 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 speaking to the conveyancer who will be doing your conveyancing in Culcheth.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is unique person, not a case number. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are calculated and presented to you for residential conveyancing in Culcheth should be the amount on the final invoice that you are charged.