Our family solicitor has quoted £1150 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Droitwich. I’m selling a modern property for £175,000. Are these estimated fees excessive? Is it in excess of the norm for conveyancing in Droitwich?

The estimate does seem marginally overpriced. If you shop around you could get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by perhaps £100 plus VAT. That being said, you couldlive to rue opting for an a cheaper lawyer. If is important to enquire the firm can represent your mortgage company. You can utilise our search tool to select a Droitwich conveyancing practice on the lender’s approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Droitwich.

Do the Building Society Association intend to launch a searchable register to list practices on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel for instance in Droitwich?

We would not expect to be advised of any intention on the part of the BSA to promote such a register.

I am looking into buying my first house which is in Droitwich and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Droitwich. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Droitwich area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Droitwich. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

Is it best to choose a Droitwich conveyancing lawyer based in the location that I am hoping to buy? I have an old university friend who can carry out the legal formalities but his firm is located 300miles drive away.

The benefit of a local Droitwich conveyancing practice is that you can visit the firm to sign documents, present your identification documents and pester them where appropriate. Having local Droitwich know how is a bonus. However it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If if people you trust used your friend and they were impressed that must trump using an unfamiliar Droitwich conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being Droitwich based.

If all goes to plan we aim to complete the disposal of our £450,000 apartment in Droitwich in just under a week. The management company has quoted £384 for Certificate of Compliance, insurance certificate and 3 years service charge statements. Is it legal for a freeholder to charge such fees for a leasehold conveyance in Droitwich?

Droitwich conveyancing on leasehold apartments nine out of ten times results in fees being raised by freeholders :

Answering conveyancing due diligence enquiries Where consent is required before sale in Droitwich Copies of the building insurance and schedule Deeds of covenant upon sale Registering of the assignment of the change of lessee after a sale

Your conveyancer will have no control over the level of the charges for this information but the average costs for the information for Droitwich leasehold premises is £350. For Droitwich conveyancing transactions it is customary for the seller to pay for these costs. The landlord or their agents are under no legal obligation to answer such questions most will be willing to do so - albeit often at exorbitant prices where the fees bear little relation to the work involved. Unfortunately there is no law that requires fixed charges for administrative tasks. Neither is there any legal time frame by which they are obliged to provide answers.

Droitwich Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Examples of Queries before buying

Be sure to enquire if there is anything that is prohibited in the lease. By way of example some leases prohibit pets being permitted in in a block in Droitwich. If you love the flatin Droitwich however your dog can’t move with you then you will be faced difficult compromise. It is important to be aware whether a new roof is being put on or some other significant cost is anticipated to be shared between the tenants and may well dramatically increase the the service costs or result in a one off invoice.