The conveyancer who helped my previous purchase has given a fee estimate just over a thousand pound for no sale no fee conveyancing in Sandbanks. I am selling a purpose built property for £200,000. Is this too much? Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Sandbanks?

The costs illustration is slightly on the high side. Where you are willing to spend time scrutinising fee on a like for like basis you could get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by as much as £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, you maycome to rue choosing an an untested conveyancer. Don't forget to be sure the conveyancer can also act for your lender. Do use our comparison tool to locate a Sandbanks conveyancing practice on the banks conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Sandbanks.

I purchased a freehold premises in Sandbanks yet charged rent, why is this and what is this?

It’s unusual for properties in Sandbanks and has limited impact for conveyancing in Sandbanks but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.

Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges have existed for many centuries, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the generation of new rentcharges from 1977 onwards.

Old rentcharges can now be redeemed by making a one off payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence post 2037 is to be dispensed with completely.

My flat in Sandbanks is up for sale and I have accepted an offer. Will the have to be required to be on the conveyancing panel in order to deal with repayment of my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their requirements fairly frequently at the moment.

I'm remortgaging my primary home to a buy to let loan with and I will use the rest of the raised equity towards another property. The area we are talking about is Sandbanks. Will your lawyers be able to act for the two mortgage companies and tie in the two deals?

Make use of our search tool on this page to check that the solicitors are approved by both lenders. Having checked that they are your conveyancer should be able to connect the two conveyancing matters but you should have a chat with you lawyer and specify your expectations and needs.

My husband and I are new on the property ladder - had an offer accepted, yet the agent has warned us that the seller will only go ahead if we instruct their preferred conveyancers as they want a ‘quick sale’. My instinct tells me that we should use a local conveyancer with experience of conveyancing in Sandbanks

It is unlikely the vendors are behind this. Should the seller want ‘a quick sale', turning down a motivated buyer is counter productive. Speak to the owners direct and explain that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you do not need to sell (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you will continue to instruct your preferred Sandbanks conveyancing solicitors - rather thanthe ones that will earn the negotiator at the agency a referral fee or achieve conveyancing figures pre-set by HQ.