I was recommended to a solicitor who has quoted just over a thousand pound for no sale no fee conveyancing in Abbots Bromley. I am looking to sell a purpose built detached home for £125,000. Are the quoted fees excessive? Is it above the norm for conveyancing in Abbots Bromley?

The charges are a bit high. If you shop around you could shave off some of the expense by as much as £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, you mightcome to rue choosing an a cheaper conveyancer. If is important to ensure that the solicitor can represent your mortgage company. You can employ our comparison tool to locate a Abbots Bromley conveyancing company on the banks approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Abbots Bromley.

The Abbots Bromley conveyancing solicitors that I recently instructed on my house acquisition in Abbots Bromley have without warning shut down. I only went with them because I had to have a lawyer on the Nottingham conveyancing panel and my preferred Abbots Bromley lawyer was not. I sent them a cheque for £250 in advance. What are my options?

Assuming that you have an Estate Agent in the equation then inform them immediately so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Most sellers would be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You should appoint new lawyers that are on the Nottingham conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new lawyers may be able to assist.

When it comes to lenders such as Virgin Money, do Abbots Bromley property lawyers incur a fee to be on the list of approved solicitors?

We are not aware of any mortgage company fees to register on their list of approved firms, although some do charge an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel submission.

I had a mortgage agreed in principle with Aldermore. Abbots Bromley conveyancing lawyers are appointed. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from Aldermore?

Some lenders take longer than others. Have Aldermore done the valuation? Have you informed Aldermore as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the Aldermore conveyancing panel? It is not unusual for a mortgage offer to take a month to come through.

I am expecting a OIP from Barclays this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we are dependent on web based calculators (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Barclays recommend any Abbots Bromley solicitors on the Barclays conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?

You will need to appoint Abbots Bromley solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Barclays conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Barclays through the process.

Back In 2001, I bought a leasehold house in Abbots Bromley. Conveyancing and Nationwide Building Society mortgage are in place. A letter has just been received from someone saying they have taken over the reversionary interest in the property. Attached was a demand for arrears of ground rent dating back to 1996. The conveyancing practitioner in Abbots Bromley who previously acted has now retired. Do I pay?

The first thing you should do is make enquiries of the Land Registry to make sure that the individual purporting to own the freehold is in fact the registered owner of the freehold reversion. You do not need to incur the fees of a Abbots Bromley conveyancing practitioner to do this as it can be done on-line for a few pound. Rest assured that regardless, even if this is the legitimate landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 the limitation period for recovery of ground rent is six years.

Abbots Bromley Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Examples of Queries before Purchasing

It would be prudent to find out as much as possible regarding the company managing the building as they will affect your use and enjoyment of the property. As the owner of a leasehold property you are frequently in the clutches of the managing agents both financially and when it comes to day to day issues like the cleanliness of the communal areas. Ask other tenants if they are happy with their management. Finally, investigate as to the dates that you are obliged pay the maintenance charge to the relevant party and specifically what you get for your money. The best form of lease structure is a share of the freehold. In this situation the tenants benefit from control and although a managing agent is frequently retained where it is bigger than a house conversion, the managing agent employed by the leaseholders. How long is the Lease?

We had our mortgage approved yesterday with our lender. We instructed a long established conveyancer in Abbots Bromley two days ago. A couple of hours ago, our mortgage adviser called to say that the bank said that we cannot use our solicitor as they aren't on their 'approved list'. As novices, we had no idea that the lender had a say Is this legal?

You are at liberty to instruct any conveyencer you prefer to instruct for your conveyancing in Abbots Bromley nevertheless if your bank aren't happy with them you must pay additional cost so the mortgage company can instruct their own conveyancer too. On occasion it is conceivable that your solicitor may apply to get included on to the lender panel. Do make the most of web-based tools such as lenderpanel.com to find a conveyancing solcitor in Abbots Bromley on the mortgage company panel. You can go into your high street bank branch in Abbots Bromley. They will know some good conveyancing solicitors in Abbots Bromley on the mortgage company panel.