We see that you have a post code search directory listing solicitors on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I retain them for our conveyancing in Fenny Stratford?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Fenny Stratford.

Our mortgage company has recommended a law firm on their panel based in Fenny Stratford but I would rather choose a conveyancing lawyer in Fenny Stratford round the corner to me. Can you help?

Far from all Fenny Stratford conveyancing firms are on all banks conveyancing panel. Do make the most of the above search tool to identify a Fenny Stratford conveyancing firm on the on the mortgage company panel.

I am assisting my step-mother sell her property in Fenny Stratford. Will the solicitor commission the EPC or it is for the seller to see to?

Following the demise of Home Packs, energy assessments was kept a compulsory part of moving property. An EPC must be commissioned in advance of the property being put on the market. This is not as aspect of the sale process that solicitors normally arrange. Where you are instructing a Fenny Stratford conveyancing solicitor they might help arrange energy performance certificates given their contacts with long established local energy assessors

When it comes to lenders such as Skipton, do Fenny Stratford solicitors face a fee to be on the list of approved solicitors?

We are not aware of any bank fees to register on their list of approved firms, although some do charge an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.

We had chosen solicitors based in Fenny Stratford on the Skipton solicitor approved list. They have just billed me a separate sum for the legal aspects of the Skipton mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee set by Skipton?

Provided it is contained in their Terms of Engagement or estimate then yes your conveyancing practitioner is entitled to levy a fee for this. This fee is not set by Skipton but by your Fenny Stratford lawyer. Numerous firms on the Skipton panel will quote an ‘acting for lender’ fee but plenty of practices incorporate it on their overall fee.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a property I have offered on two weeks back in what was supposed to be a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Fenny Stratford is where the house is located. Is there any guidance you can impart?

Flying freeholds in Fenny Stratford are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Fenny Stratford you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Fenny Stratford may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.

Are there any compelling benefits to using a local conveyancer in Fenny Stratford

Home movers in Fenny Stratford decide on using a nearby high street lawyer so that they can visit just in case they have concerns, and to sign paperwork rather taking the chance in relying on the Royal Mail.

There is a marginal benefit when selecting a solicitor local to a house you are hoping to purchase, due to the knowledge of the region and potential local concerns - but this is debatable. The majority of conveyancers conduct their work online and may be practically anywhere.