I was recommended to a solicitor who has sent a quote for £1350 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Paddington. I’m hoping to downsize from a newly refurbished house for £150,000. Are these estimated fees excessive? Is it in excess of the norm for conveyancing in Paddington?

The charges are a little high. If you shop around you might decrease the fees marginally by say £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, you maycome to regret opting for an an untested conveyancer. Don't forget to enquire that the solicitor can also act for your mortgage company. Do employ our comparison tool to choose a Paddington conveyancing company on the banks approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Paddington.

We just had an offer accepted to buy with Darlington Building Society. We have called around locally yet am struggling to find a Paddington conveyancing firm on the Darlington Building Society panel. Please you help?

Please do make use of the search tool on this page. Please choose the mortgage company and type Paddington or your location and you will see numerous solicitors based in Paddington or near you.

Do commercial conveyancing searches disclose proposed roadworks that could impact a commercial property in Paddington?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Paddington will order a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers spend in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Paddington. The report sets out definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Paddington.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Paddington it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately could cause delays to Paddington commercial conveyancing deals as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not conducted for residential conveyancing in Paddington.

I am buying a new build house in Paddington with a mortgage from Santander. The builders refused to reduce the amount so I negotiated 6k of additionals instead. The property agent suggested that I not inform my lawyer about the deal as it could impact my loan with Santander. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

Is it best to use a Paddington conveyancing lawyer who is local to the property I am hoping to buy? An old friend can conduct the legal work however they are based approximately 350kilometers drive away.

The primary upside of using a local Paddington conveyancing firm is that you can attend the office to sign documents, present your ID and apply pressure on them where appropriate. They will also have local intelligence which is a benefit. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will do a good and efficient job. If if people you trust instructed your friend and the majority were impressed that should surpass using an unknown Paddington conveyancing lawyer just because they are Paddington based.