We had chosen solicitors located in Elland on the solicitor approved list. They have just billed me a further fee for dealing with the mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee specified by ?

Provided it is contained in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your may charge a fee for this. This fee is not set by but by your Elland . Numerous firms on the panel will quote an ‘acting for lender’ fee but plenty of practices incorporate it on their overall fee.

I recently had an offer accepted on an apartment in Elland. My mortgage broker pressured me to appoint their . I paid an on account payment of £200. A few days later, the contacted me to say that they were not on the 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 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.

After shopping around on the internet I have found a Elland having made sure that they are on the conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?

will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. Your will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your Elland postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with , you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in Elland.

Me and my brother have a semi-detached Edwardian property in Elland. Conveyancing lawyer acted for me and . I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are a couple of entries: the first freehold, another for leasehold under the exact same property. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?

You should review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Elland and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also question the situation with the conveyancing practitioner who conducted the conveyancing.

How straightforward is it to use your search tool to select a conveyancing solicitor in Elland on the panel for my bank?

1st choose a lender such as , or then specify your preferred area such as Elland. Conveyancing practices in Elland and nationally should be identified.

We're first time buyers - agreed a price, yet the estate agent has warned us that the owners will only proceed if we appoint the agent's recommended solicitors as they need an ‘expedited deal’. We would rather use a family solicitor who is accustomed to conveyancing in Elland

We suspect that the seller is not behind this demand. Should the vendor desire ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a genuine purchaser is going to damage their objectives. Contact the owners directly and explain that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to progress, with finances arranged © you have nothing to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you will continue to use your own,trusted Elland conveyancing firm - rather thanthose that will give the negotiator at the agency a referral fee or meet his conveyancing figures pre-set by HQ.

My boyfriend is buying a shared ownership flat in Elland. He was given a quote by the connected to the selling agents totaling £1275 . It was 7 years ago since I sold and purchased a home and the bill was £just under five hundred pounds. Have fees really escalated to that extent?

What does the conveyancing estimate include? Is it just for the legal fees, or what you will be paying in total (for instance Elland searches, land registry fees, etc)