The conveyancer who helped my previous purchase has sent a quote for £1350 for freehold conveyancing in East Dean. I am selling a Victorian house for £225,000. Is this too much? Is it above what I should be paying for conveyancing in East Dean?
The estimate does seem a tad overpriced. If you shop around you might get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by say £125. That being said, you maycome to regret opting for an a cheaper lawyer. If is important to enquire that the firm can also act for your lender. Do utilise our search tool to find a East Dean conveyancing company on the banks approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in East Dean.
It is is a decade since I bought my property in East Dean. Conveyancing lawyers have just been appointed on the sale but I am unable to track down the title deeds. Is this a major issue?
Don’t worry too much. First the deeds may be kept by your lender or they may be archived with the lawyers who oversaw the purchase. Secondly in most cases the land will be recorded at the land registry and you will be able to establish that you are the registered owner by your conveyancing solicitors procuring current official copies of the land registers. The vast majority of conveyancing in East Dean involves registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is not registered it is more of a problem but is not insurmountable.
If you had a top tip for choosing a conveyancing solicitor in East Dean what would it be?
It would be unwise to be tempted by the cheapest East Dean conveyancing quote. You really do get what you’re paying for when it comes to conveyancing solicitors. 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 know exactly what you’ll have to pay in advance.
The formalities of my purchase has taken place for my property in East Dean. Conveyancing was a necessary evil but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about the lender. How do I make a complaint?
All lenders have complaints procedures. Your first port of call should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Services Department at head office. Ordinarily complaints to a lender are sorted out effectively and efficiently. However if you are not satisfied that the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service, South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR with full details of your complaint.
Coventry BS have agreed my mortgage in principle, my offer on a flat in East Dean has been accepted, what are the next steps?
Your estate agent will want to know who your solicitors are (ensure that the property lawyers are on the bank’s panel). Contact Coventry BS or the broker and finish off any outstanding paperwork. Coventry BS will instruct a valuer who will get in contact with the selling agent or vendor to book an appointment. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes on average a fortnight for the mortgage offer to be issued. Coventry BS will send the offer to you and your solicitors. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in East Dean.
I note that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to take this when purchasing a house in East Dean? or Apparently there is a law dating back centuries that means some homeowners living in a parish church boundary may be liable to pay for repairs to the chancel within the church. Is this applicable for conveyancing in East Dean?
Unless a previous purchase of the property took place after 12 October 2013 you may take it that solicitors delivering conveyancing in East Dean to remain encouraging a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
As co-executor for the will of my aunt I am selling a residence in Swansea but I am based in East Dean. My conveyancer (who is 235 kilometers awayhas requested that I execute a stat dec prior to completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing lawyer in East Dean who can attest and place their company stamp on the document?
Technically speaking you should not be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are located in East Dean