The solicitor who assisted with my former purchase has quoted £995 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Dawlish. I am looking to sell a Georgian detached home for £200,000. This seems over the top. Is it in excess of the average fee for conveyancing in Dawlish?

The estimate does seem a tad steep. If you shop around you might reduce the fees marginally by perhaps £125. On the other hand, you maycome to regret opting for an an unknown lawyer. If is important to check that the solicitor can act for your bank. You can use our search tool to locate a Dawlish conveyancing practice on the lender’s approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Dawlish.

My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Dawlish. I need to find out whether they are accepted on the Barclays Direct conveyancing panel. Could you assist?

The first thing you should do is contact the lawyer and enquire whether they can act for the lender. Alternatively you can get in touch with Barclays Direct who may be able to help.

I am purchasing a new build house in Dawlish benefiting from help to buy. The builders would not move on the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The estate agent told me not disclose to my solicitor about this extras as it will put at risk my mortgage with the bank. Is this normal?.

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 am looking to sell my property. My past conveyancers have shut. I would be grateful for any recommendation of a conveyancing firm. Im based in Dawlish if that makes things easier.

Do use our search tool to help you find a solicitor for your conveyancing in Dawlish. We have connected thousands of home buyers and sellers with regulated solicitors to ensure that the legalities of their house move goes smoothly.

I have just appointed agents to market my garden apartment in Dawlish. Conveyancing has not commenced, but I have recently had a half-yearly maintenance charge invoice – what should I do?

Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should clear the maintenance contribution as normal because all rents and service payments should be allotted as part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you will be reimbursed by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most managing agents 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.

I inherited a garden flat in Dawlish, conveyancing formalities finalised 6 years ago. Can you shed any light on how much the price could be for a 90 year extension to my lease? Comparable properties in Dawlish with an extended lease are worth £195,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 charged once a year. The lease ends on 21st October 2087

With only 63 years remaining on your lease we estimate the premium for your lease extension to range between £16,200 and £18,600 as well as legals.

The figure that we have given is a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs in the absence of comprehensive investigations. You should not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other concerns that need to be taken into account and you obviously should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Neither should you take any other action placing reliance on this information without first getting professional advice.