My fiance’s sister is a solicitor. I suspect that I will receive preferential pricing for conveyancing, However if that does not come through, what kind of fees should I be expecting for conveyancing in Sea Mills?

You should contrast pricing. Do use our search tool on this page. Whilst prices may be different but service levels do are distinct between solicitors as is true with the vast majority of professional services.

Do the conveyancing lawyers listed on your site execute auction conveyancing in Sea Mills?

There are a number of auction solicitors we can put you in touch with those conducting auction conveyancing. Sea Mills is one of hundreds of areas of in which our lawyers are based.

Can you help - my lawyer says that absentee landlord insurance is needed on my purchase. What is the typical level of cover needed for conveyancing in Sea Mills?

The right level of absentee landlord indemnity insurance should be dictated by who who your lender is. It would differ for example between Birmingham Midshires and Chelsea Building Society. Conveyancing lawyers as opposed to borrowers take out such policies.

We had instructed conveyancers locally in Sea Mills on the TSB solicitor panel. They have just billed me a supplemental charge for the legal aspects of the TSB mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by TSB?

Unfortunately, as long as it is in their Terms of Engagement or Quote then yes your conveyancing practitioner may charge a fee for this. This fee is not dictated by TSB but by your Sea Mills conveyancing practitioner. Plenty of firms on the TSB panel will quote ’dealing with mortgage’ fee and others do not.

Two weeks ago we had a mortgage agreed in principle with Santander. Sea Mills conveyancing practitioners have been instructed. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Santander?

There is no definitive answer here. Have Santander conducted the survey? Have you advised Santander as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Santander conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.

Is it simple use the search facility to locate a conveyancing lawyer in Sea Mills on the panel for my lender?

1st choose a bank such as Halifax, Barnsley Building Society or TSB then choose your location a common one being Sea Mills. Conveyancing firms in Sea Mills and further afield will then be identified.

We are first time buyers just having agreed a price on a property in Sea Mills, and are now looking to get solicitors appointed. We have used the different comparison tools and the quotes are from all across the England and Wales. Is it necessary to have a Sea Mills solicitor local to the potential property? I am happy to do everything electronically, but I am thinking at some stage we may be required to physically go into the solicitor's office to sign contracts?

There is no need to attend the office of your conveyancer, they can send any relevant papers to you, which you can sign and send back. Many home movers choose to use a locally based solicitor, but it is not essential for conveyancing in Sea Mills.