Recently contacted my conveyancing lawyer in Fratton and Portsea who conducted the legals two years ago requesting a conveyancing estimate based on an identical type of house move (a leasehold residence and a freehold premises) of almost identical values with a home loan from Leeds Building Society. I am now being charged twice the amount. Am I right to be tempted to shop around for a cheaper online firm of conveyancing solicitor?
The estimate does seem a little overpriced. If you you were to look around you might decrease the fees slightly by say £125. That being said, if you were satisfied with the service the firm offered you maylive to regret choosing an a cheaper lawyer. Remember to check that the solicitor can act for Leeds Building Society. Do make use of our search tool to find a Fratton and Portsea conveyancing firm on the Leeds Building Society approved list of lawyers, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Fratton and Portsea.
Can I use your services to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Fratton and Portsea even where I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for instance where I want to buy an office in Fratton and Portsea with a mortgage from HSBC Bank?
Our search tool is mainly used to get a quote from domestic conveyancing solicitors in Fratton and Portsea but we have listed at the end of this page a selection of Fratton and Portsea commercial conveyancing firms. You should speak with the solicitors directly to see if they can also act for HSBC Bank
Over the last few months I have been searching for a ground for flat up to £305k and found one near me in Fratton and Portsea I like with amenity areas and station nearby, however it only has 51 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Fratton and Portsea suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake acquiring a short lease?
If you require a mortgage the remaining unexpired lease term will likely be a potential deal breaker. Reduce the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the premises for at least twenty four months you can ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer about this matter.
As co-executor for the estate of my aunt I am selling a property in Newport but I am based in Fratton and Portsea. My solicitor (based 235 miles awayneeds me to sign a stat dec prior to the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing lawyer in Fratton and Portsea to attest and place their company stamp on the document?
Technically speaking you are unlikely to need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Fratton and Portsea based
My step-son is about to join the property ladder, he had his mortgage in principle. One the offer was accepted on apartment we rang the building society to issue the formal offer. We were disappointed to hear that banks do not accept all property lawyer, they must be on their panel, is this legal?
Mortgage Companies tend to imposes restrictions either the type or the number of conveyancing firms on their panel. Typical examples of such restriction(s) being that a firm must have two or more partners. In addition to restricting the type of firm, some have decided to limit the number of firms they use to represent them. You should note that lenders have no responsibility for the quality of advice provided by any Fratton and Portsea conveyancing practitioner on their panel. Mortgage fraud was a key driver in the rationalisation of conveyancing panels a few years ago and whilst there are differing views about the extent of solicitor involvement in some of that fraud. Statistics from the Land Registry reveal that thousands of law firms only carry out one or two conveyances a year. Those supporting conveyancing panel cuts ask why law firms should have the right to be on a Lender panel when clearly, conveyancing is not their speciality. To put it another way; would you want a conveyancing solicitor to represent you if you were charged with a crime? Unlikely.