Having been referred to your service we were about to use a conveyancing solicitor in Street recommended on your site but stumbled across some other quotes via the web seem cheaper – why is this?

One can find plenty of conveyancing organisations promoting pretending to offer cheap conveyancing, but supplementalfees end up with the completion bill mounting up beyond all recognition. In accordance with regulatory requirements costs listed in terms of business should be equitable raised The solicitors that we list for conveyancing in Street genuinely set out all costs for a domestic conveyancing matter.

We are buying a house and the solicitor has raised the issue of Chancel Repair for which the property may be obligated to pay because it falls into the area of such a church. She has suggested insurance. Is this really required for conveyancing in Street

Unless a prior purchase of the house completed after 12 October 2013 you may assume that conveyancing practitioners conducting conveyancing in Street to continue to recommend a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Street. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Here are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Street

Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified.

Should I be concerned that estate agents that I am dealing with are suggesting a factory type conveyancing firm rather than a local Street conveyancing company?

As is the case with many professional services, often suggestions from connections can be extremely useful or valuable. Nevertheless there are many players in a conveyancing deal; estate agents, mortgage brokers and mortgage companies may recommend conveyancers to appoint. On occasion these conveyancers might be known to one of the organisations as one of the best in their field, but sometimes there behind the scenes commercial relationship behind the endorsement. You are at liberty to select your preferred lawyer. However, bear in mind that many banks specify a panel list of lawyers you are obliged to use for the lender aspect of your conveyancing.

I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Street for my purchase. Is it possible to check a solicitor's complaints history with the profession’s regulator?

One may review documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from investigations commenced on or after 1 January 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find details about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's record, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For non-uk callers, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator may monitor call for training reasons.