IfI were to buy a freehold housein Maryland mortgage fee and dispense with a survey and no conveyancing searches how much could I expect to have to pay for conveyancing in Maryland?

Any savings you would gain will be limited to the disbursement for searches. Your conveyancer still got to do everything else - money laundering, liaising with your vendors conveyancer, stamp duty return, register the ownership etc. A slight saving might be made by not needing to register a charge but it will not be a lot.

We are buying a flat and require a conveyancing solicitor in Maryland who is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. Can you recommend a local conveyancing firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Bank of Ireland . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Maryland.

I am helping my sister sell her property in Maryland. Will the solicitor order an energy assessment or it is for the owner to see to?

After the demise of HIPs, energy performance certificates was maintained a required component of selling a house. An energy performance certificate needs to be to hand in advance of the property being put on the market. It is not as aspect of the sale process that lawyers ordinarily organise. If you are instructing a Maryland conveyancing solicitor they may help arrange EPC’s given their relationships with reputable local assessors

This question may be naive but I am new to the house moving as a 1st time purchaser of a ground floor flat in Maryland. Do I pick up the keys to the house on completion from my conveyancer? If so, I will use a local conveyancing solicitor in Maryland?

On the day of completion you will not be required to attend the conveyancers office in Maryland. Your solicitors will electronically transfer the completion advance to the seller's lawyers, and once they have received this, you will be called to collect the keys from the Estate Agents and move into your new home. Usually this occurs between 1 and 3pm.

Planning on purchasing a house in Maryland. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Maryland property lawyer is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel.

I am close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our house in Maryland and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was constructed on contaminated land. A high street Maryland lawyer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers used a nationwide conveyancing firm as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Maryland. Having lived in Maryland for 4 years we know of no issue. Is it a good idea to get in touch with our local Authority to seek confirmation need.

It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing lawyer currently acting for you. What do they say? You need to check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same ailment)

I'm converting the mortgage on my primary house to a buy to let loan with Chelsea Building Society and I will use the rest of the raised equity towards further property. The area we are looking at is Maryland. Will your lawyers be able to act for both sets of mortgage companies and link together the conveyances?

Make use of our search tool on this site to ensure that the lawyers are approved by both mortgage companies. On the basis that they are your lawyer should be able to tie up the two conveyancing matters but you should have a chat with you conveyancer and specify your expectations and requirements.