My previous lawyer has given a fee calculation of £1400 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Coombe Dingle. I am looking to sell a modern detached home for £225,000. Are the quoted fees excessive? Is it above the average fee for conveyancing in Coombe Dingle?
The costs illustration is fractionally on the steep side. If you shop around you could decrease the fees slightly by perhaps £125. That being said, you maylive to regret opting for an a cheaper solicitor. If is important to ensure that the conveyancer can act for your mortgage company. Do make use of our comparison tool to choose a Coombe Dingle conveyancing company on the lender’s conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Coombe Dingle.
My wife and I buying a terrace house in Coombe Dingle. The intention is to an extension at the rear at the house.Will the conveyancing process involve investigations to determine if these alterations are permitted?
Your solicitor will review the registered title as conveyancing in Coombe Dingle can occasionally reveal restrictions in the title documents which restrict categories of changes or necessitated the permission of a 3rd party. Certain additions call for local authority planning permissions and approval in accordance building regulations. Certain locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which frequently prevent or affect extensions. It would be sensible to check these things with a surveyor before you commit yourself to a purchase.
We had appointed solicitors based in Coombe Dingle on the Nationwide solicitor approved list. They have just billed me a separate charge for handling the Nationwide mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee set by Nationwide?
Unfortunately, as long as it is in their Terms of Engagement or estimate then yes your solicitor can charge a fee for this. The charge is not set by Nationwide but by your Coombe Dingle property lawyer. Plenty of firms on the Nationwide panel will charge ’dealing with mortgage’ fee but plenty of practices include it on their overall fee.
Intending to buy a apartment in Coombe Dingle. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Lender if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Coombe Dingle solicitor is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified during conveyancing in Coombe Dingle?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Coombe Dingle. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
How does conveyancing in Coombe Dingle differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Coombe Dingle come to us having been asked by the seller to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is finished. This is because builders in Coombe Dingle tend to buy the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Coombe Dingle or who has acted in the same development.
In my capacity as executor for the estate of my father I am disposing of a residence in Swansea but reside in Coombe Dingle. My lawyer (approximately 300 kilometers from mehas requested that I sign a stat dec prior to the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Coombe Dingle to witness this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you are unlikely to need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Coombe Dingle based