We were about to choose a conveyancing solicitor in West Kirby recommended using your search tool but have come across some other fee calculations on the internet seem cheaper – why is this?

There are lots of conveyancers advertising at first sight what seems to be the cheapest conveyancing in West Kirby. We suggest that you think long and hard as to how much you respect your own move to want to take 'cheap' risks with regard to the quality of the conveyancing. Some embed fees well inside the terms and conditions. The law firms that we list for conveyancing in West Kirby neverbehave this way.

In reading moneysavingexpert.com for an online solicitor in West Kirby, most say that I must use a CQS accredited lawyer. Can you explain what CQS is?

West Kirby Conveyancing Quality Scheme law firms have obtained certification under the Law Society's Scheme (CQS) CQS was created to establish evidence of quality standards in the in the legal transfer of properties. CQS enables buyers and sellers to identify practices that provide a quality residential conveyancing. West Kirby is one of locations in England and Wales in which CQS have offices. The conveyancing scheme requires solicitors to undergo a strict assessment, compulsory training, self-certification, spot checks and annual reviews in order to maintain CQS status. It is available to solicitors and not licensed conveyancers and has the support of the Building Societies Association.

We are buying a property and the conveyancer has referenced Chancel Repair to which the property may be liable given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. She has mentioned insurance. Is this strictly required for conveyancing in West Kirby

Unless a prior purchase of the property took place after 12 October 2013 you could take it that solicitors carrying out conveyancing in West Kirby to continue to advocate a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.

I'm purchasing a new build house in West Kirby with the aid of help to buy. The developers refused to reduce the amount so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The sale representative told me not reveal to my lawyer about this side-deal as it will adversely affect my loan with the bank. 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.

My wife and I are disposing of a West Kirby flat left to us six years ago in 2009. I have over ten years conveyancing know-how and, now retired, see no reason not to carry out my own legal work. The purchaser's solicitor has informed me that their bank will not allow us to do our own conveyancing as they require the funds to be passed via a solicitor's bank account.

Lending instructions to property lawyers from all mainstream lenders specify that If the vendor does not have legal representation the purchaser’s lawyers should check whether the mortgage company needs to be informed so that a decision can be reached if they are willing to progress.