AssumingI was to purchase a freehold housein Fenstanton for cash and dispense with a survey and no local authority searches how much could I expect to have to pay for conveyancing in Fenstanton?

The sole saving you would achieve is the Fenstanton conveyancing searches. The conveyancing practitioner still got to do everything else - money laundering, communicating with your vendors property lawyer, stamp duty submission, register the title etc. A marginal saving might be made by not having to register a charge but it won't be meaningful.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Fenstanton?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Fenstanton. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

How does conveyancing in Fenstanton differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build property in Fenstanton come to us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is constructed. This is because house builders in Fenstanton typically buy the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Fenstanton or who has acted in the same development.

I was advised by two or three local estate agents in Fenstanton to choose a conveyancer using your seach tool. Is there a financial advantage for Estate Agents to promote your services over alternative conveyancing organisations?

We refuse to give any referral fee for sending work to this site. We thought it would be too underhand a fee as a client could think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I getting any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.

I have checked your search tool I can't find the lawyer I was hoping to instruct as being on the mortgage company conveyancing panel. My lawyer has said that they are on the mortgage company approved panel. How can I be sure given that they are not listed on your directory?

Not all firms are yet listed on our lender panel search tool which is still relatively new. Law firms are listing on a daily basis and it is probably the case that your lawyer is on the mortgage company conveyancing lawyer and you should probably take them at their word. Please do feel free to suggest that they completing their listing on our site as it would only cost them £1 a month to list themselves as being on the lender solicitor panel.