The lawyer who dealt with my previous purchase has given a fee estimate £995 for fixed fee conveyancing in Bawtry. I’m selling a Victorian property for £150,000. Are the quoted fees excessive? Is it in excess of the norm for conveyancing in Bawtry?
The charges are a tad high. If you shop around you may be able to decrease the fees marginally by as much as £125. That being said, you couldcome to regret choosing an an unknown lawyer. Remember to check that the firm can also act for your mortgage company. Do make use of our comparison tool to find a Bawtry conveyancing practice on the lender’s conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Bawtry.
I have given 8 weeks notice to my existing landlord and have to vacate my let out property in Bawtry by . Conveyancing on my purchase has just started. Is it possible to complete in 4 weeks as I wish to avoid having to find short term accommodation?
Generally one should not serve notice on a rental unless your lawyer suggests that you should. If you have not already done so, notify to your conveyancer and request that they cajole the other side, try to get a realistic time scale from them that everyone will work towards
My lawyer in Bawtry is not listed on the Approved Panel. Is it possible for me to continue with my prefered solicitor notwithstanding that they are excluded from the panel?
The limited options available to you here include:
- Carry on with your preferred Bawtry solicitors but will need to use a solicitor on their list of acceptable firms. This will inevitably rack up the overall legal fees and cause delays.
- Get an alternative lawyer to act in the purchase, obviously checking they are approved.
- Persuade your solicitor to seek to join the panel
I'm purchasing my first flat in Bawtry with a mortgage from . The developers refused to budge the amount so I negotiated £7000 of additionals instead. The house builders rep told me not disclose to my conveyancer about this extras as it may adversely affect my loan with the lender. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer 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.
In my capacity as executor for the estate of my father I am disposing of a property in Monmouth but I am based in Bawtry. My solicitor (based 300 miles awayrequires that I execute a statutory declaration ahead of completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Bawtry to attest this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Bawtry based