It may have been a long time coming a mortgage offer from Nationwide for the refinancing of my 2 bedroom garden flat is to be issued within the next few days. Are you able to propose a cheap conveyancing law firm in Ashford Kent?

You are on the wrong site if you are in need of the lowest fares for conveyancing in Ashford Kent. Our aim is to provide cost effective conveyancing but we do not aim to advertise as being the cheapest. Avoid the trap of appointing organisations teasing you with £99 conveyancing in Ashford Kent. The optimum result, in going for cheap conveyancing, you will receive what you pay for and at worst you will end up spending a lot in additional fees and still not get the service expected.

I'm buying a new build house in Ashford Kent with a mortgage from . The builders would not reduce the price so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The estate agent suggested that I not to tell my lawyer about the deal as it will adversely affect my mortgage with the lender. 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.

Due to the encouragement of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Ashford Kent before instructing lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold element to the property. My surveyor advised that some lenders tend refuse to give a mortgage on this type of house.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different instructions from Birmingham Midshires. If you e-mail us we can check with the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Ashford Kent. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Ashford Kent to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.

As co-executor for the estate of my father I am disposing of a residence in Neath but reside in Ashford Kent. My solicitor (who is 260 kilometers from meneeds me to sign a stat dec ahead of the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in Ashford Kent to witness and place their company stamp on the document?

strictly speaking you should not need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Ashford Kent based

I am purchasing a flat with all finances in place. My conveyancer has been handed with 2 distinct evidence of photographic identification, bank statement, endless utility bills. Now he requires a copy from a probate lawyer stating that the money is in order and that it has come from inheritance and not selling fake DVD.

In today’s world you will not be able to complete any Ashford Kent conveyancing transaction without first providing evidence of your identity to your lawyers. This usually takes the form of a either your passport or driving licence and a utility bill. Remember if you are providing your driving licence as evidence of ID it must be both the paper part and photo card part, one is not acceptable without the other. Establishing of your source of funds is required under Money Laundering laws.