My family lawyer has quoted £1200 for no sale no fee conveyancing in East Cowes. I am looking to sell a Edwardian property for £250,000. Are these estimated fees excessive? Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in East Cowes?

The charges are a tad high. If you shop around you could get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by perhaps a hundred pounds. That being said, you maycome to regret choosing an a cheaper lawyer. If is important to enquire that the conveyancer can act for your bank. Do utilise our search tool to get a quote a East Cowes conveyancing firm on the lender’s member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in East Cowes.

I am close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our home in East Cowes and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being constructed land that was not decontaminated. Any high street East Cowes conveyancer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the purchasers instructed an online conveyancing firm rather than a conveyancing solicitor in East Cowes. We have lived in East Cowes for 4 years we know that this is a non issue. Do we get in touch with our local Authority to seek clarification need.

It would appear that you have a conveyancing lawyer already. Are they able to advise? You need to 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 health insurance to cover that same illness)

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in East Cowes. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in East Cowes

The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents.

East Cowes Leasehold Conveyancing - A selection of Queries before buying

Who are the managing agents? How much is the ground rent and service charge? How is the lease structured?

I am an executor of my recently deceased mum’s Will, with a bungalow in East Cowes which will be sold. The house has never been registered at HMLR and I'm advised that many estate agents will insist that it is completed before they will proceed. What's the mechanism for this?

In the situation that you have set out it seems prudent to seek to register in the names of the personal representative(s) as named in the probate and in their capacity as PRs. HMLR’s online guidance explains how to register for the first time and what is required re the deeds and forms. You would need to include and official copy of the probate as well and complete the form FR1 to refer to the PRs as the applicant.