We had appointed conveyancing lawyers based in Elland on the solicitor panel. They are now charging me an additional amount for dealing with the mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee set by ?

Unfortunately, so long as it is in their Terms and Conditions or Quote then yes your can levy a fee for this. The charge is not dictated by but by your Elland . Plenty of firms on the panel will quote an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.

After months of negotiation I have agreed a price on an apartment in Elland. My mortgage broker pressured me to appoint their . I paid an advanced payment of £150. Shortly after, the contacted me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

I have instructed a Elland having checked that they are on the conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?

will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. You may wish to consider appointing your own Elland surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.

My wife and I purchased a semi-detached Georgian property in Elland. Conveyancing solicitor acted for me and . I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are a couple of entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold under the matching address. I'd like to know for sure, how can I find out??

You need to read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Elland and other areas of the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they sell they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with lenders. You can also enquire as to the position with the conveyancing solicitor who carried out the work.

How do I use your search facility to get a quote from a conveyancing solicitor in Elland on the authorised to act for my bank?

First choose a bank such as , or then specify your preferred area for instance Elland. Conveyancing practices in Elland and across England and Wales should be identified.

My husband and I are new to the buying process - agreed a price, yet the selling agent told us that the seller will only issue a contract if we appoint the agent's recommended lawyers as they want an ‘expedited deal’. Our preferred option is to instruct a high street solicitor used to conveyancing in Elland

It is highly unlikely the vendors are driving this. If they require ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a motivated purchaser is is going to put the whole deal at risk. Bypass the agents and go straight to the owners and make sure they comprehend that (a)you are motivated buyers (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you are unencumbered (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you will continue to instruct your preferred Elland conveyancing lawyers - as opposed tothe ones that will earn the estate agent a referral fee or meet his conveyancing figures pre-set by corporate headquarters.

My boyfriend is purchasing a studio flat in Elland. He has received an estimate by the recommended by the selling agents totaling £1245 . It was 9 years ago I sold and purchased a home and the fee was £450. Have fees really gone up that much?

What does the conveyancing estimate include? Is it just for the legal fees, or what you will be paying in total (for instance Elland searches, land registry fees, etc)