How do I search for the right solicitor to provide a 1st class service for my conveyancing in Abridge?

First ask your friends and family who they would recommend.

Second, use a search tool on the internet for conveyancing in Abridge. Ring two or three listed and ask them to email you their conveyancing charges and discuss your needs with the solicitor who will conduct the conveyancing beforemaking your choice.

Third is to use this site to help you find the right solicitors taking into account your unique factors including location,deadlines, complexity and who the proposed mortgage company is. Avoid the trap of appointing £100 conveyancing in Abridge

The Abridge conveyancing firm handling our Abridge conveyancing has uncovered a discrepancy between the surveyor’s assumptions in the home valuation report and what is in the legal papers for the property. My lawyer has advised that he is duty bound to check that the bank is OK with this discrepancy and is content to go ahead. Is my conveyancer’s course or action right?

Your property lawyer must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook conditions which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for you.

How does conveyancing in Abridge differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Abridge approach us having been asked by the housebuilder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is finished. This is because builders in Abridge typically buy the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Abridge or who has acted in the same development.

How easy is it to use your search facility to select a conveyancing solicitor in Abridge on the authorised to act for my bank?

Step one is to choose a mortgage company such as HSBC Bank, Chelsea Building Society or Godiva Mortgages Ltd then type in your preferred area such as Abridge. Conveyancing practices in Abridge and across England and Wales will then be listed.

We're first time buyers - agreed a price, but the estate agent informed us that the seller will only proceed if we appoint their chosen conveyancers as they want a ‘quick sale’. My instinct tells me that we should use a family conveyancer with experience of conveyancing in Abridge

It is highly unlikely the vendors are driving this. If they require ‘a quick sale', turning down a serious buyer is going to damage their objectives. Try to communicate with the vendors directly and make sure they comprehend that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are ready to go, with mortgage lined up © you are chain free (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you are going to appoint your preferred Abridge conveyancing solicitors - not the ones that will earn their estate agent a commission or hit his conveyancing figures set by senior management.