What is the first thing I need to know about purchase conveyancing in Great Wyrley?

Not many law firms or advisers will tell you this but conveyancing in Great Wyrley or throughout Staffordshire is often a confrontational process. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there exists plenty of opportunity for conflict between you and other parties involved in the transaction. For instance, the seller, estate agent and even potentially your mortgage company. Choosing a law firm for your conveyancing in Great Wyrley is a critical decision as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY person in the transaction whose role it is to look after your best interests and to protect you.

We are witnessing a distinct ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone must be blamed for the process taking so long. We recommend that you your first instinct should be to trust your solicitor ahead of the other players in the home moving process.

We're in Great Wyrley, First timers purchasing with a mortgage (lender is Kent Reliance , and our lawyer is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?

The fact that your lawyer is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no property lawyer 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.

five months have gone by following my purchase conveyancing in Great Wyrley took place. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £150,000 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 asset 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.

I am selling my property. My previous solicitors have shut. It would be helpful to have a recommendation of a conveyancing firm. I happen to live in Great Wyrley if that makes things easier.

Do use our search tool to help you find a solicitor for your conveyancing in Great Wyrley. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with regulated solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move runs smoothly.

Should I stop the direct debit for my mortgage with Barclays as soon as a completion date for my home sale in Great Wyrley has been set?

You are best advised to maintain paying any mortgage payments to Barclays pending the mortgage being discharged from the proceeds of sale as part of your Great Wyrley conveyancing.