Having been referred to your company we were going to go ahead with a conveyancing solicitor in East Molesey listed on your site but have come across alternative fee calculations via the web seem cheaper – how come?

You can find plenty of websites promoting self styled cut-price conveyancing, but supplementalcharges end up with the closing fee being inflated. In accordance with regulatory requirements fees contained in terms of business should be honest and reasonable invoiced The law firms that we list for conveyancing in East Molesey set out all charges for the property you intend tobuy.

It has been 2 months since my purchase conveyancing in East Molesey concluded. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £160,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the residence from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

I'm purchasing my first flat in East Molesey with a mortgage from Halifax. The builders would not budge the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The sale representative advised me not reveal to my solicitor about this extras as it would adversely affect my mortgage with Halifax. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

I was advised by numerous estate agents in East Molesey to get a quote from a property lawyer on your site. What’s the financial incentive for Estate Agents to recommend your services rather than another?

We refuse to offer any financial incentive for pointing buyers and sellers in our direction. We found it would be just too difficult to pay a commission because home movers will think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not getting any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.

We are four weeks into a leasehold purchase having been referred to solicitors by the local agent to execute conveyancing in East Molesey. I am am starting to be disappointed with the quality of service. Could you you assist me in finding new solicitors?

They would have to be really poor to suggest diss instructing them. Has the loan offer been issued? In the event that it has you must advise them of the replacement conveyancer and ensure the mortgage documents are re-sent. Your new solicitor ideally needs to be on the banks approved list to avoid supplemental costs and frustration. So that should be your first question of the new solicitors. Our find a solicitor tool will help you find a bank approved solicitor for your conveyancing in East Molesey