The solicitor who assisted with my last purchase has given a fee estimate £1700 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Hackenthorpe. I am looking to sell a Victorian property for £250,000. Is this overpriced? Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Hackenthorpe?

The charges are a bit high. If you shop around you could trim some of the expense by say £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, you mightlive to rue choosing an a cheaper lawyer. Remember to enquire the solicitor can also act for your bank. Do use our comparison tool to find a Hackenthorpe conveyancing company on the lender’s approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Hackenthorpe.

Finally the sale completed on my house in Hackenthorpe last May but the buyer keeps e-mailing me complaining that her solicitor needs to hear from mine. What should have happened now that I have sold?

After completion of your sale your conveyancer should deliver the transfer deeds and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors. Depending on the transaction, your lawyer must also send confirmation that the home loan has been repaid to the purchasers conveyancers. There is unlikely to be post completion formalities specific conveyancing in Hackenthorpe.

Will commercial conveyancing searches reveal impending roadworks that may affect a commercial site in Hackenthorpe?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Hackenthorpe will order a SiteSolutions Highways report as it dramatically cuts the time that conveyancers expend in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Hackenthorpe. The search result sets out definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Hackenthorpe.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Hackenthorpe it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately may cause delays to Hackenthorpe commercial conveyancing deals as well as present a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not conducted for domestic conveyancing in Hackenthorpe.

I'm buying a new build house in Hackenthorpe with a loan from Barclays Direct. The sellers refused to move on the amount so I negotiated 6k of extras instead. The house builders rep advised me not disclose to my conveyancer about this extras as it will adversely affect my mortgage with Barclays Direct. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

My solicitors in Hackenthorpe have advised me that no longer have my conveyancing file. To assist with my purchase I took out a mortgage with the lender. Is it case that being on the lender conveyancing panel they need to have retained the file for a number of years?

Different lenders have different requirements but many of the Terms and Conditions of Conveyancing Panel Appointment require the file to be held for a period of 6 years. That being said we have not seen a copy of the bank Conveyancing Panel Terms. It might be worth you contacting the mortgage company directly.