My partner’s brother is a conveyancer. I suspect that I'll be able to get preferential fee for conveyancing, but if not, what kind of costs would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Merton Park?
It’s a good idea to obtain 3 or more like-for-like conveyancing quotes. Make use of our comparison tool on this site. The prices will vary but service levels do differ between solicitors as is the case with the vast majority of professional services.
We have rather pushy vendors who has insisted on a preliminary contract with a down payment of 5k. Is it wise to enter into such agreements?
This kind of arrangement is not the norm in Merton Park, conveyancers are not keen on them as they detract from the main conveyancing focus and if you end up having your deposit forfeited then the lawyer is left exposed. In addition, there is no guarantee that just because the seller has entered into a lock out contract they will complete the sale with you. They may be in contravention of the agreement if they are offered a big enough offer to do so because an aggrieved party with the benefit of a lockoutcontract will still have to establish consequential losses from the breach and this may not compare to the extra amount that the owner may secure by breaching the agreement, no matter how morally reprehensible it undoubtedly is.
My father pointed out to me me that in buying a property in Merton Park there could be various restrictions as to what one can do in terms of external changes to the property. Is this right?
There are a number of properties in Merton Park which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to carry out external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Merton Park should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
is it true that all Merton Park solicitor firms on the TSB conveyancing panel are overseen by the SRA?
As solicitors, in order to be on the TSB approved list of solicitors they would need to be governed by the SRA. Some mortgage companies do permit licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such practice would be governed by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.
We had appointed conveyancing lawyers located in Merton Park on the Skipton solicitor panel. They have just billed me a supplemental fee for handling the Skipton mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee set by Skipton?
Unfortunately, as long as it is in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your conveyancer can charge a fee for this. The fee is not dictated by Skipton but by your Merton Park solicitor. Numerous firms on the Skipton panel will quote an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.
How do I use the search facility to choose a conveyancing practitioner in Merton Park on the authorised to act for my mortgage?
1st choose a lender such as Halifax, Virgin Money or Barclays Direct then choose your location a common one being Merton Park. Conveyancing organisations in Merton Park and across England and Wales should be listed.
Why am I unable to complete our conveyancing in Merton Park on Easter Monday?
Because on completion the purchase price will pass between the banks of the buyer and seller's solicitor and currently this can only happen on a business day. It is not possible to complete on a saturday or sunday either.