The lawyer who helped my former purchase has given a fee calculation of £1400 for freehold conveyancing in Freshford. I am hoping to sell a Edwardian house for £150,000. Is this overpriced? Is it in excess of the norm for conveyancing in Freshford?
The estimate does seem a tad steep. Where you are content to spend time comparing costs you could reduce the fees marginally by perhaps £125. On the other hand, you mightcome to regret opting for an an untested lawyer. Don't forget to ensure that the solicitor can also act for your mortgage company. Do make use of our search tool to select a Freshford conveyancing practice on the banks approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Freshford.
We are looking to buy a flat and require a conveyancing solicitor in Freshford who is on the Principality approved panel. Can you recommend a local conveyancing firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Principality . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Freshford.
I can see plenty of information on this site concerning conveyancing in Freshford but what is your top tip for selecting the right conveyancer in Freshford
It would be unwise to be seduced by the lowest Freshford conveyancing quote. You really do get what you’re paying for when it comes to conveyancing solicitors. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.
A friend pointed out to me me that in purchasing a property in Freshford there may be a number of restrictions as to what one can do in terms of external alterations to a property. Is this right?
There are anumerous of properties in Freshford which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to execute external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Freshford should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
I had an offer accepted on a property in Freshford on 9/2/2024, valuation was booked 3 days after, received a clean bill of health. Conveyancer retained, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to RBS and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the RBS conveyancing panel. Are RBS entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
A lender would not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for RBS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the RBS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Freshford?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Freshford. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
We are expecting to exchange on the purchase a property in Freshford but as a consequence of wreckage from the recent storms I have agreed compensation from the owner of £3k by way of a adjustment in the price. This was going to be addressed as part of the conveyancing process yet my lender will not agree to this. Should they have been notified?
Your conveyancer being on a mortgage company conveyancing panel is required to inform the lender of any variations to the sale figure. In the event that you did not allow your property lawyer to notify the reduction to your lender then they would have no choice but to discontinue representing you and the mortgage company.