The conveyancer who helped my former purchase has given a fee estimate £1200 for freehold conveyancing in Sandringham. I am looking to sell a purpose built property for £125,000. This appears too much. Is it above what I should be paying for conveyancing in Sandringham?
The estimate does seem a tad overpriced. Where you are prepared to invest time scrutinising costs you may be able to decrease the fees marginally by say £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, you couldcome to regret opting for an a cheaper solicitor. Remember to be sure that the firm can act for your lender. Do use our search tool to choose a Sandringham conveyancing firm on the banks approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Sandringham.
I have 7378 less than 75 years unexpired on my lease and need a lease extension for my flat in Sandringham. Conveyancing solicitors on the Platform panel can deal with such extensions correct?
Most leasehold conveyancing experts should be able to deal with a lease extension. if you are securing a mortgage then your lender may insist that the lease be extended before competition. Platform have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook in relation to minimum unexpired lease terms. As of 4/2/2026 the requirements read as follows :
This question may be naive but I am wet behind the ears as a 1st time purchaser of a two bedroom flat in Sandringham. Do I pick up the keys to the property on the completion date from my solicitor? If so, I will appoint a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Sandringham?
There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Conveyancing lawyers for you will transfer the purchase money to the owner’s lawyers, and once they have received this, you should be called to pick up the keys from the property Agents and move into your new home. Usually this happens between 1 and 3pm.
We previously appointed conveyancers locally in Sandringham on the Aldermore solicitor approved list. They have just billed me a further fee for handling the Aldermore mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee set by Aldermore?
Provided it is contained in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your conveyancer may levy a fee for this. This fee is not set by Aldermore but by your Sandringham conveyancer. Plenty of firms on the Aldermore panel will levy an ‘acting for lender’ fee but plenty of practices include it on their overall fee.
I currently have a mortgage with RBS for my property in Sandringham. Conveyancing has been completed some time ago. Should I wish to rent out my property and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a buy-to-let mortgage or inform RBS?
You must advise RBS before letting out your property as this is likely to be a breach of RBS’s mortgage conditions. It may be that RBS will permit you to let out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact RBS directly. It should not be necessary to do this via a RBS conveyancing panel firm.
I am buying my first flat in Sandringham with a loan from Accord Mortgages Ltd. The sellers refused to budge the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The property agent suggested that I not to tell my conveyancer about the extras as it will jeopardize my mortgage with the bank. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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 have just appointed agents to market my basement apartment in Sandringham.Conveyancing lawyers have not yet been instructed however I have just received a quarterly service charge demand – Do I pay up?
It best that you discharge the maintenance contribution as you normally would given that all ground rent and maintenance payments should be apportionedas part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you will be reimbursed by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most management companies will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially