My friend's dad is a conveyancing practitioner. I hope that I will receive friends and family rates for conveyancing, However if that does not come materialise, what level of fees would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Wokingham?

It’s sensible to seek two or three conveyancing estimates. Make use of our comparison tool on this page. The estimates may be different but service levels do differ between property lawyers as is the case with the vast majority of professional services.

I understand that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to take this when buying a residence in Wokingham? or I am told that there is an ancient law that could mean that house owners living in a parish church boundary will be compelled to pay for maintenance to the chancel within the church. Is this applicable for conveyancing in Wokingham?

Unless a prior acquisition of the house completed post 12 October 2013 you can take it that lawyers carrying out conveyancing in Wokingham to continue to suggest a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.

I have recentlybeen informed that Action Conveyancing have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Wokingham for a purchase of a leasehold flat 18 months ago. How can I establish that my home is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?

The quickest way to check if the premises is registered to you, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Wokingham conveyancing specialists.

I am buying my first flat in Wokingham with the aid of help to buy. The developers refused to move on the amount so I negotiated 6k of fixtures and fittings instead. The sale representative told me not reveal to my solicitor about the side-deal as it may put at risk my loan with Britannia. Is this normal?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer 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.

Much to my surprise my lawyer in Wokingham is asking me for proof of ID documents stating that this is part of his obligations as a solicitor on the mortgage company Solicitor panel. Am I being spun a yarn?

Due to Money Laundering Regulations your conveyancing lawyer is duty bound to confirm positively your identification when entering into a business relationship with you. It is a criminal offence if your lawyer not do this. If you do not provide ID early in the transaction the solicitor must refuse to act for you. It’s unlikely a lawyer will turn you away if you come to the first meeting without relevant ID but you will have to produce it at some point so you might as well bring it with you to the initial meeting so the lawyer can tick the ID verification box and start sorting out the conveyancing straight away. If you are getting a mortgage, your lawyer also has to check ID documents to satisfy the lender. This is not unique to conveyancing in Wokingham