How do I search for the right solicitor who will provide a high level service for my conveyancing in Cowfold?

First ask your friends and family who they used in the past and if they were happy with the service.

Second, use a search tool on the web for conveyancing in Cowfold. Telephone a couple or more firms from the list and request that they email you their conveyancing quote and speak to the lawyer who will handle your conveyancing in advance ofmaking your choice.

Option 3 is to use this site to help you find the right solicitors taking into account your personal expectations including location,deadlines, complications and who the proposed mortgage company is. Don't take the bait of ninety nine pound conveyancing in Cowfold

There are numerous conveyancing solicitors in Cowfold but how do I know who's good?

We would encourage you not to base your choice on the cheapest Cowfold conveyancing costs illustration. You really do get what you pay for when it comes to property lawyers. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.

After months of negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Cowfold. My financial adviser suggested a conveyancing practitioner. I paid an on account payment of £200. A couple of days later, the conveyancer contacted me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Principality conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Principality panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

I am due to exchange contracts on my flat. I had a double glazing fitted in April 2006, but did not receive a FENSA certificate or Building Regulation Certificate. My purchaser’s lender, Yorkshire BS are being problematic. The Cowfold solicitor who is on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel is saying indemnity insurance will be fine but Yorkshire BS are insisting on a building regulation certificate. Why do Yorkshire BS have a conveyancing panel if they don't accept advice from them?

It is probably the case that Yorkshire BS have referred the matter to their valuer. The reason why Yorkshire BS may not want to accept indemnity insurance is because it does not give them any reassurance that the double glazing was correctly and safely installed. The indemnity insurance merely protects against enforcement action which is very unlikely anyway.

Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Cowfold ahead of appointing solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. Our surveyor advised that some lenders will not issue a loan on such a home.

It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different instructions for example to Nationwide. If you call us we can check via the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Cowfold. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Cowfold to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.

I was advised by numerous estate agents in Cowfold to get a quote from a property lawyer on your site. What’s the financial inducement for Estate Agents to recommend your services over and above a competitor’s?

We don’t make any commission for directing people in our direction. We thought it would be too underhand to pay a commission as home movers will think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I getting any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.

Am I best advised to use a Cowfold conveyancing lawyer who is local to the property I am buying? I have an old university friend who can handle the legal work but they are based 200miles drive away.

The benefit of a local Cowfold conveyancing firm is that you can attend the office to execute paperwork, deliver your identification documents and apply pressure on them if necessary. They will also have local insight which is a plus. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If you know people who used your friend and they were happy that must trump using an unknown Cowfold conveyancing lawyer just because they are local.