The conveyancer who dealt with my previous purchase has sent a quote for £1200 for fixed fee conveyancing in St Albans. I’m hoping to sell a purpose built property for £225,000. This seems over the top. Is it above what I should be paying for conveyancing in St Albans?
The costs illustration is fractionally on the high side. If you are willing to spend time contrasting prices you could reduce the fees slightly by perhaps £125. That being said, you maycome to regret opting for an an unknown lawyer. Remember to ensure that the solicitor can represent your lender. You can employ our comparison tool to find a St Albans conveyancing company on the banks approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in St Albans.
Can I use your services to find a Conveyancing solicitor in St Albans even where I’m not purchasing or disposing of a house, for example if I wish to acquire an office in St Albans with a mortgage from Nationwide Building Society?
Our search tool is primarily used to help choose residential conveyancing solicitors in St Albans but we have listed at the bottom of this page a selection of St Albans commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to speak with the solicitors directly to establish if they can also act for Nationwide Building Society
I am due to move home in October. Should my conveyancing solicitor liaise with the removal company on the day of completion. Incidentally, can you recommend a removal company in St Albans. Conveyancing solicitor was found prior to coming across your page.
On the afternoon of completion you will need to pick up the house keys from the property agent but this should only happen once the previous owners conveyancers inform the agent that they have the completion monies and the keys can be collected. After that you should inform the removal company that they can start moving you in. We are not in a position to suggest a specific removal organisation but can assist you in finding a residential property solicitor in St Albans or a solicitor with expertise in conveyancing in St Albans.
We expect to receive a DIP from HSBC this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do HSBC recommend any St Albans solicitors on the HSBC conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?
You will need to appoint St Albans solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the HSBC conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and HSBC through the process.
After months of negotiation I have agreed a price on an apartment in St Albans. My financial adviser recommended their conveyancers. I paid an advanced payment of £175. A few days later, the lawyer contacted me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Kent Reliance 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 Kent Reliance 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.
Will commercial conveyancing searches disclose impending roadworks that may impact a commercial estate in St Albans?
Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in St Albans will order a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers spend in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in St Albans. The search result sets out definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in St Albans.
For each commercial conveyancing transaction in St Albans it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately could result in delays to St Albans commercial conveyancing deals as well as present a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not ordered for domestic conveyancing in St Albans.
I am 17 days into a leasehold purchase having been directed to solicitors by the local agent to perform conveyancing in St Albans. I am am very frustrated with the level of service. Can you you assist me in finding new lawyers?
A lawyer would need to be very bad to suggest replacing them. Has the mortgage offer been generated? In the event that it has you must make them aware of the new conveyancer and get the mortgage documents are re-issued. Your solicitor ideally should be on the lenders approved list to avoid escalating expenses and complications. So that should be your starting point. The find a solicitor tool can assist you in finding a bank approved lawyer for your conveyancing in St Albans