I was recommended to a conveyancer who has quoted £1150 for freehold conveyancing in Shepshed. I’m selling a purpose built property for £250,000. This appears too much. Is it above the norm for conveyancing in Shepshed?

The charges are a bit high. If you are willing to invest time comparing quotes you may be able to decrease the fees slightly by say £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, you maylive to rue choosing an an untested conveyancer. If is important to ensure the firm can represent your bank. You can use our comparison tool to choose a Shepshed conveyancing practice on the banks conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Shepshed.

What happens if my solicitor is removed from the HSBC Solicitor panel ahead of completing my conveyancing in Shepshed?

First, this is a very rare occurrence. In most cases even where a law firm is removed off of a panel the lender would allow the completion to go ahead as the lender would appreciate the difficulties that they would place you in if you have to instruct a new solicitor days before completion. In a worst case scenario where the lender insists that you instruct a new firm then it is possible for a very good lawyer to expedite the conveyancing albeit that you may pay a significant premium for this. The analogous situation is where a buyer instructs a lawyer, exchanges contracts and the law firm is shut down by a regulator such as the SRA. Again, in this situation you can find lawyers who can troubleshoot their way to bring the conveyancing to a satisfactory conclusion - albeit at a cost.

My wife and I purchasing a detached bungalow in Shepshed. We would like to carry out a loft conversion at the house.Will legal due diligence on the property involve enquiries to determine if these alterations were previously refused?

Your property lawyer should review the registered title as conveyancing in Shepshed will sometimes reveal restrictions in the title documents which prevent categories of changes or require the consent of a 3rd party. Some additions need local authority planning consent and approval in accordance building regulations. Many locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or affect extensions. It would be sensible to check these issues with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.

I recently had an offer agreed on an apartment in Shepshed. My financial adviser recommended their conveyancers. I paid an on account payment of £225. A couple of days later, the lawyer called me to say that they were not on the Principality conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Principality panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

Intending to buy a flat in Shepshed. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Skipton conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Shepshed lawyer is on the Skipton conveyancing panel.

I know that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to take this when acquiring a property in Shepshed? or I am told that there is a law dating back centuries that could mean that owners of property residing in a parish church boundary will be compelled to pay for maintenance towards the chancel within the church. Is this appropriate for conveyancing in Shepshed?

Unless a prior purchase of the house completed post 12 October 2013 you could take it that lawyers conducting conveyancing in Shepshed to continue to propose a a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

Are Shepshed conveyancing solicitors under an obligation to the Law Society to publish transparent conveyancing figures?

Inbuilt into the Solicitors Code of Conduct are prescriptive rules and regulations as to how the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) allow solicitors to publicise their fees to clients.The Law Society have practice note giving advice on how to publicise transparent charges to avoid breaching any such rule. Practice notes are not legal advice issued by the Law Society and is not to be interpreted as the only standard of good practice a conveyancing solicitor should adhere to. The Practice Note does, nevertheless, represent the Law Society’s perspective of acceptable practice for publicising conveyancing charges, and accordingly it’s a recommended read for any solicitor or conveyancer in Shepshed or further afield.