The solicitor who helped my former purchase has given a fee estimate £1200 for leasehold conveyancing in Rustington. I’m selling a Edwardian detached home for £275,000. Is this overpriced? Is it above what I should be paying for conveyancing in Rustington?

The charges are a tad high. Where you are prepared to invest time comparing prices you might get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by as much as £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, you maycome to rue opting for an an unknown solicitor. Don't forget to ensure that the firm can also act for your mortgage company. You can use our comparison tool to select a Rustington conveyancing company on the lender’s member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Rustington.

How does conveyancing in Rustington differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build property in Rustington contact us having been asked by the builder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is completed. This is because developers in Rustington usually buy the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Rustington or who has acted in the same development.

Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Rustington prior to appointing lawyers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the property. My surveyor advised that some mortgage companies tend refuse to issue a mortgage on a flying freehold house.

It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different instructions from Halifax. If you e-mail us we can look into this further via the appropriate bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Rustington. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

Do I need to be suspicious about 3rd parties that I am dealing with are recommending a factory type conveyancing firm rather than a High Street Rustington conveyancing firm?

As with lots of professional services, often referrals from connections can be very helpful. Nevertheless there are lots of players in a conveyancing deal; estate agents, financial adviser and mortgage companies may recommend lawyers to choose. Sometimes these conveyancers might be known to one of the organisations as one of the best in their field, but sometimes there exists a commercial relationship behind the endorsement. You have the discretion to select your own lawyer. However, bear in mind that some lenders specify a panel list of lawyers you must use for the mortgage related work in your conveyancing.

A conveyancing firm dealt with my conveyancing in Rustington seven years ago having retained my title documents but has now closed – how do I retreive these?

Deeds, as such, no longer exist as the majority of properties in Rustington are archived digitally at Land Registry. Where you need to prove ownership or are selling or refinancing your conveyancer can obtain up to date copies of the register from the Land Registry in any case.

If you feel there may be other documents or you have any other queries please e-mail your request with details of the transaction and documents you need to filerequest@clc-uk.org. The CLC will let you know what information they have and any additional information they may need before they are in a position to identify and send the documents to you. Following an intervention it may take some time for the CLC to access archived files and documents, but your request will be actioned as quickly as possible.