My previous solicitor has quoted £995 for no sale no fee conveyancing in South Cave. I am looking to sell a modern property for £125,000. Is this too much? Is it above the average fee for conveyancing in South Cave?

The charges are a little high. If you are willing to invest time comparing charges you may be able to get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by say £125. On the other hand, you maycome to rue opting for an a cheaper solicitor. Remember to check that the solicitor can represent your lender. Do utilise our comparison tool to select a South Cave conveyancing practice on the banks member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in South Cave.

I used Action Conveyancing a few years ago for my conveyancing in South Cave. Now, I need my files but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in South Cave of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I'm buying a new build house in South Cave benefiting from help to buy. The developers would not budge the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The house builders rep advised me not reveal to my lawyer about this deal as it would affect my mortgage with . 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.

My uncle has suggested that I use his lawyers for conveyancing in South Cave. Should I find my own conveyancer?

There are no two ways about it the ideal way to choose a conveyancing practitioner is to have recommendations from friends or relatives who have actually experience in using the conveyancer that you are contemplating using.

I am thinking of instructing an online rather than a South Cave conveyancing firm. Any advice?

Advantages do exist in having the option pop in to a local South Cave conveyancing solicitor such as

• signing papers on short notice
• getting face-to-face explanations of things that you need help with
• the ability to raise concerns if matters go pear-shaped

When analysing estimates, look carefully for hidden extras. The majority decent South Cave high street solicitors give an all-inclusive figure. Often online companies appear to offer discounted fees, but have burried 'extras' in the in the terms and conditions.