Should lawyers ask for money up-front for conveyancing in Erdington?

If you are buying a property in Erdington your lawyer will request that you put them with funds to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. This will be the total of the cost of the Local Authority Search. If any down payment is as part of the sale price then this will be asked for immediately prior to exchange of contracts. The final balance that is needed should be transferred a few days prior to the completion date.

A colleague pointed out to me me that in buying a property in Erdington there could be a number of restrictions affecting the ability to carry out external alterations to the property. Is this right?

We are aware of a number of properties in Erdington which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to external alterations. Part of the conveyancing in Erdington should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

Is it the case that all Erdington solicitor firms on the Co-operative conveyancing panel are overseen by the SRA?

As solicitors, in order to be on the Co-operative approved list of solicitors they would need to be overseen by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Some banks do allow licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such firms would be overseen by the Council of Licensed Conveyancers.

We had appointed conveyancers based in Erdington on the Lloyds solicitor panel. They are now charging me a separate fee for handling the Lloyds mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee set by Lloyds?

Provided it is contained in their Terms of Engagement or Quote then yes your solicitor may charge a fee for this. This fee is not dictated by Lloyds but by your Erdington conveyancing practitioner. Numerous firms on the Lloyds panel will levy an ‘acting for lender’ fee but some practices incorporate it on their overall fee.

I have justbeen informed that Arc property Solicitors have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Erdington for a purchase of a leasehold flat 9 months ago. How can I check that the property is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?

The easiest method to see if the premises is in your name, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Erdington conveyancing specialists.

How simple is it to switch firm as I have to instruct one who is on the Britannia conveyancing panel. I had appointed a local conveyancing solicitor in Erdington five minutes from me but the firm is not accepted by Britannia

It would be our pleasure to help you select a conveyancing solicitor in Erdington on the Britannia panel. Please note that the solicitors that we work with do not pay us fee if you instruct them and are registered with the Solicitors Regulation Authority who regulate all conveyancing solicitors in Erdington. In utilising search facility on this website, you can compare costs for conveyancing solicitors in Erdington and throughout England and Wales.

Is it the case that all Erdington law firms on every bank conveyancing panel?

You can use our search tool or you can go into your high street bank branch in Erdington. Chances are that they can recommend conveyancing solicitors in Erdington