The lawyer who dealt with my previous purchase has given a fee calculation of £995 for fixed fee conveyancing in Sands End. I am hoping to downsize from a Edwardian detached home for £250,000. Are the quoted fees excessive? Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Sands End?

The estimate does seem a tad steep. Where you are prepared to expend time comparing prices you could get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by say a hundred pounds. On the other hand, you couldlive to regret choosing an an unknown lawyer. Don't forget to be sure that the conveyancer can represent your bank. Do employ our search tool to get a quote a Sands End conveyancing practice on the banks approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Sands End.

We are expecting a mortgage offer soon. The lender mentioned the loan came with free conveyancing. Does this mean I have to appoint their panel solicitor as I would much rather appoint a Sands End based conveyancing firm?

Do check but the the likelihood is that give you one of their panel conveyancers if you take up the "fee-free" incentive. Contact the lender and check if they offer you a monetary alternative. In the past a few lenders offered a £250 cashback as an alternative in which case that money can go towards your preferred conveyancing solicitor near Sands End.

I'm purchasing a new build house in Sands End with a loan from The Royal Bank of Scotland. The builders would not reduce the price so I negotiated 6k of extras instead. The sale representative advised me not to tell my lawyer about this side-deal as it would jeopardize my loan with The Royal Bank of Scotland. Is this normal?.

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.

I need to appoint a conveyancing solicitor for residential conveyancing in Sands End. I have chance upon a web site which seems to have the ideal answer If it is possible to get all formalities done via phone that would be ideal. Should I be wary? What are the potential pitfalls?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?

A conveyancing firm acted on my conveyancing in Sands End half a dozen years ago and was holding my title documents but has since been shut down – how do I retreive these?

Deeds, as such, no longer exist as the majority of homes in Sands End are recorded electronically at Land Registry. Should you need to prove evidence of proprietorship or are selling or refinancing your solicitor can obtain up to date copies of the register from the Land Registry in any case.

If you feel there may be other documents or you have any other queries please e-mail your request with details of the transaction and documents you need to filerequest@clc-uk.org. The CLC will let you know what information they have and any additional information they may need before they are in a position to identify and send the documents to you. Following an intervention it may take some time for the CLC to access archived files and documents, but your request will be actioned as quickly as possible.