My previous conveyancer has given a fee calculation of £1350 for fixed fee conveyancing in Chichester. I am hoping to sell a newly refurbished house for £200,000. Are these estimated fees excessive? Is it above what I should be paying for conveyancing in Chichester?
The charges are a bit high. Where you are happy to expend time contrasting quotes you may be able to trim some of the expense by say £125. That being said, you mightlive to regret choosing an a cheaper solicitor. Remember to enquire the conveyancer can represent your lender. You can make use of our comparison tool to get a quote a Chichester conveyancing practice on the banks approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Chichester.
I sincerely hope you can help me. My Chichester solicitor is assuring me that she is duty bound toorder Chichester conveyancing searches resulting from the fact thatthe firm are on the Lloydsapproved lawyer panel. Is my solicitor right?
You have limited options available to you. Given that you are taking out a loan with a lender your lawyer has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your conveyancing practitioner would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your lender’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to comply with the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook specifications . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out Chichester conveyancing searches.
My partner and I are close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our house in Chichester and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being built land that was not decontaminated. Any local lawyer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the buyers are using an internet conveyancing firm rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Chichester. We have lived in Chichester for 4 years we know of no issue. Should we contact our local Authority to get clarification that the buyers are looking for.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing solicitor currently acting for you. What do they say? You must check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same sickness)
I have a semi-detached Victorian property in Chichester. Conveyancing practitioner acted for me and Aldermore. I happened to do a free search for it on the Land Registry database and there are two entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold under the matching property. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??
You should review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for 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 Chichester and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with mortgage companies. You can also check the situation with your conveyancing solicitor who carried out the work.
Given that I will soon part with £400,000 on a terraced house in Chichester I wish to have a conversation with the lawyer about myhome move ahead of giving the go ahead to the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?
This is something that we recommend - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you speaking to the conveyancer due to be doing your property ownership legalities in Chichester.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is an important individual, not a matter reference. The practices that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are quoted for your conveyancing in Chichester should be the figure that you are charged.