I was recommended to a lawyer who has sent a quote for £1400 for leasehold conveyancing in Little Venice. I am selling a newly refurbished house for £200,000. Are these conveyancing fees excessive? Is it in excess of the average fee for conveyancing in Little Venice?
The charges are a bit high. Where you are prepared to invest time scrutinising quotes you may be able to shave off some of the cost by as much as a hundred pounds. On the other hand, you couldcome to regret choosing an a cheaper lawyer. If is important to ensure that the firm can act for your bank. Do employ our comparison tool to select a Little Venice conveyancing company on the banks member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Little Venice.
Do the conveyancing solicitors indexed on your site conduct right to buy conveyancing in Little Venice?
We have identified a variety of conveyancing practitioners who can conduct right to buy conveyancing work Do call us to obtain a costs calculation.
Can you clarify what the consequences are if my lawyer’s firm is suspended from the Barclays Solicitor panel ahead of completing my conveyancing in Little Venice?
First, this is a very rare occurrence. In most cases even where a law firm is removed off of a panel the lender would allow the completion to go ahead as the lender would appreciate the difficulties that they would place you in if you have to instruct a new solicitor days before completion. In a worst case scenario where the lender insists that you instruct a new firm then it is possible for a very good lawyer to expedite the conveyancing albeit that you may pay a significant premium for this. The analogous situation is where a buyer instructs a lawyer, exchanges contracts and the law firm is shut down by a regulator such as the SRA. Again, in this situation you can find lawyers who can troubleshoot their way to bring the conveyancing to a satisfactory conclusion - albeit for a fee.
My relative advised me that where I am purchasing in Little Venice I should carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?
A search of this type is sometimes included in the estimate for your Little Venice conveyancing searches. It is not a small document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing important information about Little Venice around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Little Venice Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful information regarding Little Venice.
Have purchased a a detached house in Little Venice , What is the estimated time for the Land Registry to record the transfer to my name? My Little Venice conveyancing solicitor works at snail pace, so I want to be certain the land registry aspects are addressed.
There is nothing unique when it comes to conveyancing in Little Venice registration formalities. Rather than based on location, timescales can vary subject to the party submitting the application, whether it is in order and whether the Land registry communicate with any 3rd parties. At present roughly 80% of such applications are fully addressed within two weeks but occasionally there can be protracted hold-ups. Registration occurs after the purchaser is living at the premises so 'speed' is not typically an essential issue yet if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your conveyancer should communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.