Recently been in touch with my conveyancing solicitor in Clayhall who completed the legal work two years ago and wanted a conveyancing estimate based on the same type of house move (a leasehold residence and a freehold property) of similar values with a mortgage from Barnsley Building Society. I am now being charged double. Should I hunt for an alternative conveyancer?
The costs illustration is slightly on the steep side. If you you were to look around you could get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by perhaps £100 plus VAT. That being said, if you were happy with the service the firm provided you maylive to regret opting for an an untested lawyer. If is important to check that the firm can also act for Barnsley Building Society. You can use our search tool to choose a Clayhall conveyancing firm on the Barnsley Building Society member panel, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Clayhall.
If you had a top tip for choosing a conveyancing solicitor in Clayhall what would it be?
It would be unwise to be seduced by the lowest Clayhall conveyancing quote. You really do get what you’re paying for when it comes to property lawyers. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.
Can you point me to a directory of RBS panel conveyancers in Clayhall on the Council of Mortgage Lender’s Website?
Unfortunately not yet. There is no such facility on the CML or Building Society Association websites. Very few lending institutions make their panel listings open the public on the web. If you are in need of a Clayhall solicitor on the RBS please use our facility.
We had instructed conveyancing lawyers with offices in Clayhall on the Aldermore solicitor approved list. They are now charging me a supplemental sum for handling the Aldermore mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by Aldermore?
Provided it is contained in their Terms of Engagement or Quote then yes your lawyer can charge a fee for this. The charge is not dictated by Aldermore but by your Clayhall conveyancer. Some firms on the Aldermore panel will levy ’dealing with mortgage’ fee but plenty of practices incorporate it on their overall fee.
Various internet forums that I have frequented warn that are the main reason for obstruction in Clayhall conveyancing transactions. Is that correct?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published findings of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the common causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Local searches are not likely to feature in any slowing down conveyancing in Clayhall.
I have recentlydiscovered that Arc property Solicitors have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Clayhall for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 18 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?
The easiest method to see if the property is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Clayhall conveyancing specialists.
My conveyancers in Clayhall have advised me that they can not locate my conveyancing file. To assist with my purchase I took out a mortgage with the mortgage company. Is it case that being on the lender conveyancing panel they need to have retained the file for a number of years?
Different lenders have different requirements but many of the Terms and Conditions of Conveyancing Panel Appointment require the file to be held for a period of 6 years. That being said we have not seen a copy of the lender Conveyancing Panel Terms. It might be worth you contacting the bank directly.