My friend's brother is a solicitor. I expect that I will receive preferential pricing for conveyancing, However if that does not come materialise, what level of costs would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Ossett?

You should compare pricing. Do use our search tool on this page. You will notice that quotes seem to be different but the service one can expect differ between conveyancers as is true with the vast majority of professional services.

My lawyer has discovered a defect with the lease for the property we are buying in Ossett. The seller’s lawyers have offered defective title insurance as a workaround. We are happy with insurance and will cover the costs. Our property lawyer has advised that he must be satisfied that the bank is willing to move forward with this solution. Who is the client here, us or the lender?

The short answer to your last question is that, notwithstanding the risk of a conflict of interest, you and the bank are the client. Your lawyer must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook provisions. The UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions require your lawyer to disclose issues such as defects with the lease so that the bank can be afforded the opportunity to check with their valuer as to the extent that the value of the property is affected. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your conveyancer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.

We're in Ossett, First timers buying with a mortgage (lender is Kent Reliance , and our lawyer is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?

The fact that your lawyer is on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no conveyancing practitioner should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.

I understand that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Do I require this when buying a residence in Ossett? or I am told that there is a law dating back centuries that means some house owners living in a parish church boundary will be compelled to pay for repairs to the chancel within the church. Is this appropriate for conveyancing in Ossett?

Unless a prior acquisition of the property completed after 12 October 2013 you can expect solicitors handling conveyancing in Ossett to continue to propose a a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

My wife and I accepted an offer on a Ossett flat left to us six years ago in 2012. I have over a decades worth of conveyancing knowledge and, although retired, intend to carry out my own legal work. The purchaser's conveyancing practitioner has informed me that their Lenders will not allow you to do your own conveyancing as they require the funds to be released via a solicitor's bank account.

Lending instructions to conveyancing practitioners from all mainstream lenders state that If the seller is not legally represented the borrower's lawyers should check whether the lender needs to be informed so that a decision can be reached as to whether or not they are prepared to progress.