Do I need to attend the offices of the solicitor to sign the legal charge? If so, I will instruct a firm who offer conveyancing in Hungerford so that I can attend their offices when needed.

As opposed to twenty years ago, most mortgage companies no longer need their conveyancing panel solicitor to witness the borrowers signature. You will still be obliged to provide identification documents and there are still distinct advantages to using a locally based solicitor, in your case a conveyancing solicitor in Hungerford.

How does conveyancing in Hungerford differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Hungerford contact us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is constructed. This is because house builders in Hungerford usually acquire the real estate, 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 conveyancers 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 Hungerford or who has acted in the same development.

How do I identify a Hungerford solicitor on the Halifax conveyancing panel? I have wheels and am prepared to travel upto 25miles to meet the lawyer.

Feel free to make use of the facility on this website. Please choose the bank and your location and you will see a number of Hungerford conveyancing lawyers located nearest you. We have detailed some Hungerford conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can call them to see whether they are on the Halifax member panel

I am looking for a conveyancing practitioner in Hungerford for my home move. Can I check a solicitor's complaints history with the legal regulator?

Anyone can see presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find details Pre 2008, or to check a firm's record, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA may monitor call for training reasons.

Why do Hungerford conveyancing costs differ for leasehold and freehold properties?

If purchasing a leasehold property there is more work involved purely due to the fact that usually there are further parties involved in the form of the freeholder and/or Management Agents. As part of a lawyers enquiries they will check that all ground rent and service charges are paid up to date amongst other general leasehold matters. For this reason, the Sellers lawyers usually have to refer to the freeholder or Managing Agent for their replies to our questions. This may be time consuming and beyond the lawyers control