Having been referred to your organisation we were going to go ahead with a conveyancing solicitor in Godstone endorsed using your comparison tool but stumbled across alternative costs illustrations via the web look less expensive – how come?

One can find many firms of solicitors promoting so-called cut-price conveyancing, but supplementalfees end up with the closing invoice being escalated. According to the Legal Ombudsman fees contained in terms and conditions should be fair and reasonable raised The law firms that we list for conveyancing in Godstone clearly state all costs for a domestic conveyancing transaction.

I require fast conveyancing in Godstone as I am faced with an ultimatum to exchange contracts inside one month. A home loan is not required. Can I avoid the conveyancing searches to save money and time?

As you are are a mortgage free buyer you are at liberty not to have searches carried out although no conveyancer would suggest that you don't. With plenty of history conveyancing in Godstone the following are instances of issues that can crop up and adversely impact market value: Refused Planning Applications, Outstanding Charges, Overdue Grants, Unadopted Roads,...

I am looking for a leasehold apartment up to £195,000 and found one close by in Godstone I like with amenity areas and station nearby, the downside is that it only has 49 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Godstone suitable, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a lease with such few years left?

Should you need a mortgage that many years may be problematic. Discount the offer by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you can ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the current lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should consult your conveyancing solicitor regarding this matter.

As co-executor for the will of my aunt I am selling a property in Newport but live in Godstone. My lawyer (approximately 200 miles awayrequires that I sign a statutory declaration ahead of the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Godstone to attest and place their company stamp on the document?

Technically speaking you are not likely to need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or qualified solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Godstone based

Living abroad it is not practicable to travel my Godstone conveyancing practitioners office to execute documents connected to my conveyancing in Godstone – will this be an issue?

You need not be concerned. Godstone conveyancing solicitors can undertake conveyancing transactions for clients from a distance. It is not necessary for you to be able to visit a Godstone conveyancers office. Almost all lawyer can undertake all communications remotely from their Godstone office.