Recently contacted my conveyancing solicitor in Birchgrove who conducted the legals two years ago and wanted a conveyancing estimate based on the same type of house sale & purchase (a leasehold premises and a freehold property) of similar values with a home loan from Clydesdale. It looks as though am now being charged double. Am I right to be tempted to shop around for a cheaper online conveyancer?

The estimate does seem a little steep. If you shop around you could get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by say £125. On the other hand, if you were content with the assistance the firm provided you mightcome to regret choosing an an untested lawyer. Remember to check the solicitor can represent Clydesdale. You can use our search tool to locate a Birchgrove conveyancing firm on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Birchgrove.

Can your site be used to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in Birchgrove even where I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for instance if I want to buy an office in Birchgrove with a mortgage from The Royal Bank of Scotland?

The service is primarily there to find residential conveyancing solicitors in Birchgrove but we have set out at the end of this page a few Birchgrove commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to enquire with the solicitors directly to establish if they are also authorised to represent The Royal Bank of Scotland

Just had an offer accepted on a new build flat in Birchgrove. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Birchgrove

If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? 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.

I was advised by a number of estate agents in Birchgrove to find a property lawyer using your seach tool. Is there a financial incentive for Estate Agents to recommend your services ahead of alternative conveyancing organisations?

We refuse to offer any financial incentive for pointing buyers and sellers in our direction. We found it would be just too difficult a fee because a client could think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not receiving any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.

In searching the web for the phrase conveyancing in Birchgrove it shows results of numerous property lawyerslocally. How do I determine which is the suitable conveyancing solicitor for the sale of my house?

The best way of choosing the right conveyancer is through a personal referral, so seek the opinion of colleagues and family who have purchased a property in Birchgrove or the local estate agent or mortgage broker. Charges for conveyancing in Birchgrove vary, so it's advisable to request a minimum of three estimates from varying types of conveyancers. Be sure to obtain confirmation that the costs are guaranteed not to increase.