My fiance’s step-father is a conveyancing practitioner. I am hopeful that I'll be able to get preferential pricing for conveyancing, However if that does not come through, what kind of fees should I be expecting for conveyancing in Petworth?

It’s prudent to obtain two or three conveyancing quotes. Make use of our comparison tool on this page. The charges may contrast greatly but the service one can expect are distinct between conveyancers as is true with the vast majority of professional services.

At what point can the exchange of contracts happen for domestic conveyancing in Petworth and do I need to be at the conveyancers office?

Where you are near to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Petworth you are welcome to attend to sign the paperwork. However, the firms we recommend provide a countrywide conveyancing service and give just as comprehensive and professional a job for you when communicating with you electronically. The signing of the contract is not the important part. Signing on the dotted line is necessary for the conveyancer to officially exchange when the time is right, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The procedure is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where a long "chain" is in play, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Petworth)to be in the office at the appropriate time.

A relative suggested that if I am buying in Petworth I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

This is a search is sometimes included in the estimate for your Petworth conveyancing searches. It is a large document of about 40 pages, listing and detailing important information about Petworth around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data about Petworth.

I'm purchasing a new build house in Petworth with a mortgage from Platform Home Loans Ltd. The builders would not budge the amount so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The sale representative told me not to tell my solicitor about this extras as it may affect my loan with the lender. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer 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.

I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing lawyer in Petworth for my house move. Is it possible to check a firm’s complaints history with the profession’s regulator?

Members of the public may see documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions arising from investigations started on or after Jan 2008. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find details about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's history, ring 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For non-uk callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator could recorded telephone calls for training purposes.