The conveyancer who helped my last purchase has given a fee estimate £995 for fixed fee conveyancing in Gillingham. I’m selling a Victorian house for £175,000. Are the quoted fees excessive? Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Gillingham?
The costs illustration is slightly on the steep side. Where you are content to expend time comparing fee on a like for like basis you could get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by say £125. That being said, you mightlive to rue choosing an an unknown lawyer. If is important to ensure the firm can represent your lender. Do utilise our comparison tool to choose a Gillingham conveyancing company on the lender’s conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Gillingham.
My wife and I are acquiring a new build apartment in Gillingham and my solicitor is advising me that she has to the lender to disclose incentives from the developer. I am on a tight deadline to sign contracts and I have no desire to delay deal. is my lawyer playing by the book?
You should not exchange unless you have been advised to do so by your property lawyer. A precondition to being on a bank panel is to comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements. The CML Conveyancing Handbook requires that your lawyer have the appropriate Disclosure of Incentive form completed by the developer and accepted by your lender.
I have been told that property searches are the primary reason for hinderance in Gillingham conveyancing transactions. Is there any truth in this?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published determinations of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the common causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Local searches are not likely to be the root cause of slowing down conveyancing in Gillingham.
I have recentlydiscovered that Stirling Law have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Gillingham for a purchase of a leasehold flat 18 months ago. How can I check that the property is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?
The easiest method to see if the premises is registered to you, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Gillingham conveyancing specialists.
My husband and I are first time buyers - agreed a price, yet the property agent informed us that the seller will only proceed if we use the agent's chosen lawyers as they need an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a local conveyancer with experience of conveyancing in Gillingham
We suspect that the owner is unaware of this ultimatum. Should the seller desire ‘a quick sale', turning down a genuine buyer is is going to put the whole deal at risk. Speak to the vendors direct and make sure they comprehend that (a)you are motivated purchasers (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances arranged © you are unencumbered (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you are going to use your preferred Gillingham conveyancing solicitors - as opposed tothose that will earn their negotiator at the agency a introducer fee or achieve conveyancing figures pre-set by HQ.