Would the conveyancing solicitors identified through your search tool conduct auction conveyancing in Builth Wells?

There are a few niche practitioners we can connect you with those specialising in auction conveyancing. Builth Wells is just one of the many areas of where our lawyers cover.

Should conveyancers ask for money on account for conveyancing in Builth Wells?

If you are buying a property in Builth Wells your lawyer will request that you put them with monies to cover the search fees. Normally this is asked for to cover the fees of the conveyancing searches. When the down payment is payable against the purchase price then this should be needed shortly before contracts are exchanged. Any further balance that is needed will be payable a couple of days prior to the day of completion.

I am purchasing my first flat in Builth Wells with a loan from The Royal Bank of Scotland. The developers would not move on the price so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The house builders rep advised me not reveal to my lawyer about the side-deal as it may affect my loan with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer 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.

Taking into account that I am about to part with £400,000 on a two bedroom apartment in Builth Wells I wish to have a conversation with the lawyer about myconveyancing in advance of appointing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?

This is something that we encourage - we would be happy to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you liaising with the lawyer due to be doing your property ownership legalities in Builth Wells.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is unique individual, not a file number. The law firms that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are calculated and presented to you for your conveyancing in Builth Wells should be the figure that you end up paying.

What is the reason for my conveyancer requiring numerous items of ID ahead of starting selling or purchasing a property in Builth Wells?

Builth Wells conveyancing practitioners are required by the Law Society, SRA, HMLR and current Money Laundering Regulations to certify that the have verified the identity of their clients. It is also sometimes a condition of your bank where you are taking a mortgage. In addition they have to complete various forms, particularly those relating to stamp duty land tax and need to have information such as your full names, NI number and date of birth.