My previous lawyer has sent a quote for £1700 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Redditch. I’m selling a modern house for £200,000. Is this too much? Is it above what I should be paying for conveyancing in Redditch?
The costs illustration is slightly on the high side. Where you are content to expend time scrutinising quotes you may be able to shave off some of the cost by perhaps £125. On the other hand, you couldlive to rue opting for an an unknown conveyancer. Remember to ensure the firm can act for your lender. Do use our comparison tool to find a Redditch conveyancing firm on the lender’s member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Redditch.
My partner and I are refinancing our apartment in Redditch with Yorkshire BS. We have a son 18 who lives at home. Our solicitor requested us to identify any adults other than ourselves who reside at the property. The solicitor has now sent a form for our son to sign, waiving any legal rights in the event that the flat is repossessed. I have a couple of concerns (1) Is this form unique to the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel as he never had to sign this form when we purchased 4 years ago (2) Does our son by signing this giving up his entitlement to inherit the property?
First, rest assured that your Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel solicitor is doing the right thing as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to Yorkshire BS. This is solely used to protect Yorkshire BS if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave. It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of Yorkshire BS had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.
We are buying a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Redditch who is on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a conveyancing firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Virgin Money . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Redditch.
Will my conveyancing lawyers need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Redditch. My lender is Platform
Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 22/7/2025, the requirements read as follows :
We're novice buyers - agreed a price, but the estate agent informed us that the seller will only go ahead if we appoint their preferred conveyancers as they are insisting on a ‘quick sale’. My instinct tells me that we should use a high street solicitor with experience of conveyancing in Redditch
It is unlikely the sellers are driving this. If they desire ‘a quick sale', turning down a serious purchaser is counter productive. Avoid the agents and go straight to the owners and make the point that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to progress, with mortgage lined up © you are unencumbered (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)however you are going to use your preferred Redditch conveyancing solicitors - not the ones that will earn their estate agent a introducer fee or achieve conveyancing figures demanded by corporate headquarters.