We were about to choose a conveyancing solicitor in Aylesford recommended using your search tool but stumbled across some other quotes via the web appear less pricey – how come?

There are plenty of conveyancing outfits advertising theoretically looks to be very low prices. You should think long and hard as to how much you respect your own move to want to take 'cheap' risks concerning the quality of the conveyancing. Many of them highlight a low fee to tease you but plant extra costs in the fine print..

I am purchasing a garden flat in Aylesford. Can I do my own conveyancing?

Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Aylesford you will have to appoint a solicitor on your bank's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Aylesford.

My colleague recommended that where I am buying in Aylesford I should ask my conveyancer to carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?

A search of this type is sometimes included in the estimate for your Aylesford conveyancing searches. It is not a small report of about 40 pages, listing and detailing significant information about Aylesford around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data about Aylesford.

My wife and I own a semi-detached Victorian house in Aylesford. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and Virgin Money. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw two entries: the first freehold, the second leasehold with the exact same address. If a house is not a freehold shouldn't I have been informed?

You should assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered owner of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Aylesford and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with lenders. You can also enquire as to the situation with the conveyancing lawyer who conducted the conveyancing.

I note that you have a post code search directory listing firms on the bank conveyancing panel. Do Aylesford conveyancing firms pay you a referral fee if I instruct them for my own conveyancing?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the mortgage company conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to the any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Aylesford.