It may have been a long time coming a loan agreement from NatWest for the remortgage of my single bedroom flat is to be issued within the next few days. Are you able to put forward a low cost conveyancing lawyer in Fleet?

This site is not designed to help those in their quest for cut-price fees for conveyancing solicitors in Fleet. Our intention is to offer excellent value conveyancing but our intention is not to advertise as being the cheapest. Resist the temptation to appoint brokers offering the bait of low cost conveyancing in Fleet. In your best case scenario, in deciding on low cost conveyancing, you will get your money’s worth and at worst it will result in you with a hefty uplift in additional fees and still not receive the service required.

Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Fleet. My lender is Bank of Ireland

Bank of Ireland have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 16/7/2025, the requirements read as follows :

I am helping my niece sell her property in Fleet. Will the conveyancer arrange the energy assessment or it is for me to coordinate?

After the demise of HIPs, energy performance certificates remained a compulsory component of moving house. An EPC needs to be to hand in advance of the property being marketed. It is not as aspect of the sale process that law firms ordinarily arrange. If you are using a Fleet conveyancing solicitor they might be able to arrange energy assessments due to their contacts with long established Fleet accredited person

Is it the case that all Fleet CQS (Conveyancing Quality Scheme) solicitors are on the RBS conveyancing panel?

A selection of lenders now use CQS as the kick off point for Panel membership such as HSBC and Santander. CQS membership however is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. That being said,the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitors wishing to join their approved list of conveyancing solicitors.

At last I have had an offer on a flat in Fleet accepted, but there is a chain. The sellers have put an offer on somewhere, but it’s not yet tied up, and are looking at other properties in the pipeline. I have selected a local conveyancing solicitor in Fleet. What should be my next step? At what stage should I apply for the mortgage with Barclays?

It is normal to have apprehensions where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur expenses prematurely (mortgage application is in the region of one thousand pounds, then valuation, Fleet conveyancing search charges, etc). First, you should check that your property lawyer is on the Barclays approved list. As to the next steps this very much depends on the specifics of your transaction, attraction to this property and on the state of the market. In a buoyant market many buyers will apply for the mortgage with Barclays and arrange for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they ask their conveyancer to press on with the conveyancing in Fleet.

Having had my offer accepted I require leasehold conveyancing in Fleet. Before I set the wheels in motion I would like to find out the number of years remaining on the lease.

Assuming the lease is recorded at the land registry - and 99.9% are in Fleet - then the leasehold title will always include the basic details of the lease, namely the date; the term; and the original parties. From a conveyancing perspective such details then enable any prospective buyer and lender to confirm that any lease they are looking at is the one relevant to that title. For any other purpose, such as confirming how long the term was granted for and calculating what is left, then the register should be sufficient on it's own.

Fleet Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Questions you should ask before buying

Its a good idea to discover as much as you can concerning the managing agents as they will either make your living at the property much easier or problematic. Being a leasehold owner you will be in the clutches of the managing agents from a financial perspective and when it comes to every day matters such as the tidiness of the communal areas. Ask prospective neighbours what they think of them. On a final note, find out the dates that you are obliged pay the maintenance charge to the managing agents and precisely what it includes. The majority of Fleet leasehold properties will have a service charge for maintenance of the block levied on behalf of the freeholder. If you purchase the apartment you will have to pay this amount, usually in instalments accross the year. This may be anything from a few hundred pounds to thousands of pounds for blocks with lifts and large communal areas. There will also be a rentcharge to be met yearly, this is usually not a large amount, say about £25-£75 but you need to enquire it because occasionally it can be surprisingly expensive. What is the name of the managing agents?

At long last a mortgage agreement from a bank for the remortgage of my 2 bedroom garden flat is to be issued within the next few days. Can you suggest an efficient remortgage conveyancing lawyer in Fleet ?

This site is not designed to help in pursuit of a cheap conveyancing solicitors in Fleet. Our aim is to provide value for money conveyancing but we do not aim to work with the cheapest lawyers. Resist the temptation to appoint companies offering low cost conveyancing in Fleet.In your best case scenario, in opting for cheap conveyancing, you will end up with what you pay for and at worst you will end up invoiced for additional fee and still not receive the service expected.