My best friend’s dad is a conveyancer. I hope that I'll be able to get mate’s rates for conveyancing, However if that does not come through, what level of fees should I be paying for conveyancing in Fairwater?

It’s advisable to obtain 3 or more like-for-like conveyancing estimates. Make use of our search tool on this site. Whilst charges seem to be different but the service one can expect differ between solicitors as is the case with most professions.

At what point will exchange of contracts occur in purchase conveyancing in Fairwater and am I required to attend the conveyancers office?

Where you are local to our conveyancing solicitors in Fairwater you are welcome to come in to sign contracts. That being said, the law practices we recommend provide countrywide coverage for conveyancing and provide as equally detailed and professional a job for you when dealing with you digitally. The signing of the contract is not the point of no return. A signed contract is just a prerequisite for the firm to officially exchange when the time is right, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The procedure is is usually a five minute process, although where a long "chain" is in play, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Fairwater)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.

I am helping my step-mother sell her property in Fairwater. Does the conveyancer order the EPC or it is for the seller to see to?

After the abolition of Home Packs, EPC’s was kept a required component of selling a house. An energy assessment should be commissioned before the property is advertised. This is not as aspect of the sale process that conveyancers ordinarily arrange. Where you are using a Fairwater conveyancing lawyer they may help arrange energy performance certificates due to their relationships with long established Fairwater assessors

This question may be naive but I am unexperienced as a first time buyer of a garden flat in Fairwater. Do I collect the keys to the premises on completion from my lawyer? If so, I will instruct a local conveyancing solicitor in Fairwater?

There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will electronically transfer the purchase money to the seller's lawyers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you will be able to collect the keys from the property Agents and move into your new home. Usually this occurs between 1 and 3pm.

I am expecting a AIP from Nottingham this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we are dependent on web based calculators (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Nottingham recommend any Fairwater solicitors on the Nottingham conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?

You will need to appoint Fairwater solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Nottingham conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Nottingham through the process.

How does conveyancing in Fairwater differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Fairwater approach us having been asked by the housebuilder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is ready to move into. This is because builders in Fairwater tend to purchase the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Fairwater or who has acted in the same development.

Online research suggests that Fairwater solicitors are more costly than Fairwater conveyancers in Fairwater to use when purchasing a property. So is it better if I use a conveyancer or a solicitor if I am purchasing for my home move in Fairwater.

When it comes to conveyancing in Fairwater the costs are unlikely to vary dramatically depending on whether the legal expert is a licenced conveyancer or solicitor.