Is there a reason to instruct a Long Sutton conveyancing practice when online alternatives are so much cheaper?
By all means make sure that you contrast conveyancing costs in Long Sutton and you should seek an affordable estimate but don’t become consumed with hunting for the lowest priced Long Sutton conveyancer. Appointing the right conveyancer can be the difference between a smooth and a frustrating move. It is important that you ensure that you have expert advice from a specialist conveyancer. Emails can't be as helpful as a telephone call and can never replicate a face to face consultation. The firms that we work with will allocate you a qualified and trusted conveyancing solicitor that will tackle your conveyancing from start to finish, providing a level of hand holding that you are unlikely to received from an online conveyancer. Our lawyers will update you as to progress making sure that you are regularly updated. Should it ever be necessary to phone the firm you will be sure who to ask for and we'll be sure you're not left wondering what's going on.
Do the conveyancing lawyers identified through your search tool conduct auction conveyancing in Long Sutton?
There are a few niche solicitors we can connect you with those conducting auction conveyancing. Long Sutton is just one of hundreds of locations in which our lawyers have a presence.
I am assisting my niece sell her flat in Long Sutton. Will the solicitor commission the energy performance certificate or do I organise this?
After the abolition of Home Information Packs, EPC’s remained a compulsory component of moving property. An EPC needs to be to hand prior to the property being placed on the market. It is not something that lawyers ordinarily arrange. If you are instructing a Long Sutton conveyancing lawyer they may help arrange energy performance certificates given their relationships with long established local providers
My aunt informed me that in purchasing a property in Long Sutton there could be various restrictions affecting the ability to carry out external changes to a property. Is this right?
There are a number of properties in Long Sutton which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to carry out external variations. Part of the conveyancing in Long Sutton should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
Having digested plenty of mortgage guides, I note that they all recommend that you should get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my local Long Sutton solicitor - who is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. is that correct?
Kent Reliance will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Kent Reliance will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. Your property lawyer will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your Long Sutton postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with Kent Reliance, you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in Long Sutton.
How does conveyancing in Long Sutton differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build premises in Long Sutton come to us having been asked by the housebuilder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is constructed. This is because developers in Long Sutton typically purchase the land, 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 accustomed to new build conveyancing in Long Sutton or who has acted in the same development.
I have recently placed an offer on a leasehold flat in Long Sutton and the mortgage adviser that we are dealing with suggested his lawyer. They quoted £1000 plus VAT and disbursements. Does this sound reasonable?
Don't just go on 1 quote. One should seek like-for-like quotes for your conveyancing in Long Sutton. Then pick one that you are comfortable with and just as important, is on the approved list of the lender that you are sourcing your mortgage from.