My family lawyer has sent a quote for £1700 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Shaftesbury. I am selling a modern detached home for £175,000. This seems overpriced. Is it above the average fee for conveyancing in Shaftesbury?
The quote is fractionally on the expensive side. If you shop around you may be able to reduce the fees slightly by say £100 plus VAT. That being said, you couldlive to rue opting for an a cheaper lawyer. Don't forget to check the solicitor can represent your mortgage company. You can utilise our comparison tool to find a Shaftesbury conveyancing firm on the banks approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Shaftesbury.
We hope to to purchase with Loughborough BS. I visited a few high street companies yet cant to find a Shaftesbury conveyancing firm on the Loughborough BS panel. Can you help?
Please do take advantage of the find a lender approved solicitor tool on this site. Please choose the building society and type Shaftesbury or your preferred area and you will be presented with a number of lawyer based in Shaftesbury or nearest you.
What is the difference between a licensed conveyancer and conveyancing solicitor in Shaftesbury
There are many registered licenced Conveyancers in Shaftesbury and Solicitor practices in Shaftesbury who provide Conveyancing services We would stress that the two are regulated professionals specialising in the legal aspects of the home buying process. The two can handle associated property related work such as remortgage conveyancing, enfranchisement and transfer of equity conveyancing.
This question may be naive but I am wet behind the ears as FTB of a garden flat in Shaftesbury. Do I collect the keys to the property on completion from my solicitor? If so, I will use a local conveyancing solicitor in Shaftesbury?
There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will arrange to send the completion advance to the owner’s conveyancers, and once they have received this, you will be able to receive the keys from the property Agents and move into your new home. This tends to happen early afternoon.
My partner and I have arranged a further advance on our home loan from Yorkshire BS as we want to carry out improvements to our house in Shaftesbury. Are we obliged to appoint a nearby Shaftesbury solicitor on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel to deal with the paperwork?
Yorkshire BS would not normally require a member of their approved list of lawyers to deal with such a matter. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Yorkshire BS panel.
We are close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our property in Shaftesbury and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being constructed on contaminated land. Any high street Shaftesbury conveyancer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers used an online conveyancing practice rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Shaftesbury. Having lived in Shaftesbury for 4 years we know that this is a non issue. Is it a good idea to get in touch with our local Authority to obtain clarification that there is no issue.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing firm currently acting for you. Are they able to advise? You should 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 illness)
I am unfit to visit my Shaftesbury conveyancing practitioners office to execute documents for conveyancing in Shaftesbury – is this a problem?
You need not be concerned. Shaftesbury conveyancing lawyers can conduct conveyancing transactions for clients who are based anywhere. You are unlikely to be required to meet your lawyer in the flesh at a Shaftesbury conveyancers office. They can undertake everything via phone, post and email - whatever works for you.