Our family solicitor has quoted £1150 for leasehold conveyancing in East Oxford. I’m selling a Georgian property for £300,000. Is this too much? Is it in excess of the norm for conveyancing in East Oxford?

The quote is slightly on the expensive side. If you shop around you could reduce the fees slightly by as much as £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, you maycome to regret opting for an a cheaper lawyer. Don't forget to enquire the solicitor can represent your bank. You can make use of our comparison tool to find a East Oxford conveyancing practice on the lender’s approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in East Oxford.

Why do I have to pay up front when it comes to conveyancing in East Oxford?

Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in East Oxford your lawyer will ask you put them with monies to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. This will be the total of the cost of the conveyancing searches. If any down payment is payable against the total price then this will be needed shortly prior to contracts are exchanged. The closing balance that is needed will be payable a few days ahead of the day of completion.

My partner and I are selling our house in East Oxford and according to the buyers it appears that there is a possibility that the property was built on contaminated land. A high street East Oxford conveyancer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the buyers used a web based conveyancing firm as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in East Oxford. Having lived in East Oxford for 5 years we know that this is a non issue. Do we contact our local Authority to seek clarification need.

It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing firm currently acting for you. What do they say? You should enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same illness)

Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in East Oxford. 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 conveyancing.

Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in East Oxford

Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. 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. 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.

Me and my wife have just had an offer accepted on a apartment and had an appointment on Monday with the Post Office for the mortgage. They advised us that when it comes to appointing a lawyer that unless they are on their approved list of lawyers then we will be subject to an a further charge of £250+. This is is due to the fact that they will then have to select a property lawyer to act on their behalf as well as the one we select on our behalf and we will be on the hook for their costs. I have requested the Post Office to supply me with a list so I can obtain estimates only from their approved conveyancers but was told that I need to check with each individual solicitor to see if they are on the panel. Is there a simple way of finding out who is on a lender panel?

Ask the Post Office what their panel criteria is for a solicitor.Thereafter ask the conveyancer of your choice whether they fit that criteria and have they acted on mortgages for the Post Office previously. Where the answer to those is yes, then just clarify this with the Post Office. Another option is to use our search facility and we may be able to find you a conveyancer in East Oxford on the panel for the Post Office.