Our family solicitor has sent a quote for £1400 for freehold conveyancing in St Columb. I am looking to sell a newly refurbished house for £150,000. Is this over the top? Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in St Columb?

The estimate does seem marginally overpriced. If you are happy to expend time scrutinising prices you could trim some of the expense by perhaps a hundred pounds. That being said, you maylive to rue opting for an a cheaper lawyer. Don't forget to ensure the firm can also act for your mortgage company. You can use our search tool to locate a St Columb conveyancing company on the banks member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in St Columb.

I need some fast conveyancing in St Columb as I have an ultimatum to sign on the dotted line inside 3 weeks. A home loan is not required. Can I escape the need for conveyancing searches to save fees and time?

If.Given you are not taking a home loan you have the choice not to do searches although no solicitor would advise that you don't. Drawing on years of experience of conveyancing in St Columb the following are instances of what can show up and therefore affect the marketability of the property: Enforcement Notices, Outstanding Charges, Outstanding Grants, Unadopted Roads,...

I'm buying a new build house in St Columb benefiting from help to buy. The developers refused to reduce the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The house builders rep advised me not reveal to my solicitor about the extras as it could jeopardize my loan with the bank. 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.

Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in St Columb ahead of instructing lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold element to the house. Our surveyor advised that some lenders tend refuse to grant a mortgage on a flying freehold house.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different instructions from Birmingham Midshires. Should you wish to call us we can check via the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in St Columb. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in St Columb to see if the conveyancing costs will increase in light of this.

Should I be suspicious by third parties that I am dealing with are encouraging me to use an online conveyancing firm as opposed to a High Street St Columb conveyancing firm?

As with many service providers, often recommendations from relatives can be extremely useful or valuable. But there are numerous players in a conveyancing transaction; estate agents, mortgage brokers and lenders may put forward solicitors to choose. On occasion these conveyancers might be known to one of the organisations as experts in their field, but occasionally there behind the scenes financial incentive behind the endorsement. You have the right to appoint your preferred conveyancer. However, bear in mind that the majority of mortgage providers specify a panel list of law firms you must use for the lender aspect of your transaction.