Our family solicitor has sent a quote for £1350 for fixed fee conveyancing in Holly Village. I’m hoping to downsize from a modern detached home for £175,000. Is this too much? Is it above what I should be paying for conveyancing in Holly Village?
The charges are a little high. If you shop around you could get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by as much as £125. That being said, you couldcome to rue choosing an an unknown conveyancer. If is important to check the firm can represent your lender. Do use our search tool to select a Holly Village conveyancing practice on the banks approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Holly Village.
About to place an offer on a leasehold property in Holly Village. The property agents tell me that it is standard for flats in Holly Village to have less than 75 years remaining. I am getting a mortgage with Bank of Ireland. Is this going to be a problem if the lease has 72 years unexpired.
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are obtaining a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Bank of Ireland have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 9/7/2025 the requirements read as follows :
We are planning on selling our property in Holly Village and according to the buyers it appears that there is a possibility that the property was built land that was not decontaminated. Any local conveyancer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers instructed a national conveyancing firm as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Holly Village. We have lived in Holly Village for three years we know that this is a non issue. Is it a good idea to contact our local Authority to get confirmation need.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing lawyer already. What do they say? You need to check with 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 sickness)
It has been three months since my purchase conveyancing in Holly Village concluded. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £215,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the asset from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
I'm buying my first flat in Holly Village benefiting from help to buy. The builders refused to reduce the price so I negotiated £7000 of extras instead. The property agent suggested that I not reveal to my solicitor about the deal as it would adversely affect my loan with Birmingham Midshires. Is this normal?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.
Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.
Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.