Having been recommended your organisation we were going to go ahead with a conveyancing solicitor in Handforth recommended on your site but have come across alternative fee calculations on the internet look less pricey – why is this?
There are lots of conveyancers offering at first sight what seems to be cut price. Our advice is to give due consideration as to how much you respect your own move to want to be penny wise pound foolish with regard to the standard of the conveyancing. Some hide fees well inside the terms and conditions. The solicitors that we list for conveyancing in Handforth will notdo this.
I am about to complete buying a property in Handforth but as a consequence of wreckage from the recent storms I have managed to agree recompense from the seller in the sum of £3k by way of a deduction in the price. I had intended this to be dealt with as part of a side agreement but Aldermore are not allowing this. Should they have been notified?
Any conveyancing practitioner being on a Aldermore conveyancing panel is obliged to disclose to Aldermore of any variations to the purchase price. If you were to refuse your solicitor to disclose the reduction to Aldermore then they would have to discontinue acting for you. In addition, Aldermore and you would have to appoint a new property lawyer for your conveyancing in Handforth.
In what way does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Handforth? Is this really necessary?
Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering rules require solicitors and licensed conveyancers to check the ID of the potential client they are dealing with prior to agreeing to accepting their conveyancing business. The Terms of Engagement that you need to sign should confirm this. Your lawyer also has obligations to obtain certain documents in accordance with the CML Lenders Handbook requirements last updated on 1st December 2014. Should you refuse to hand over identification documents, your solicitor would not be able to act for you.
Am I best advised to choose a Handforth conveyancing lawyer in close proximity to the house I am purchasing? I have an old university friend who can deal with the conveyancing but her office is a couple of hundredmiles away.
The benefit of a high street Handforth conveyancing practice is that you can attend the office to execute documents, deliver your ID and apply pressure on them where appropriate. Having local Handforth know how is a bonus. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If if people you trust instructed your friend and they were happy that must outweigh using an unknown Handforth conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being round the corner.
Developers have put forward a lawyer and I've received an estimate from them. It's nearly £400 cheaper than my local Handforth solicitor. Should I use them?
Housebuilders normally have panels of conveyancing practitioners who expedite matters and who know the developer’s contract and conveyancer. Plenty of developers offer an incentive to select their approved lawyer for this reason, any increased cost can be avoided and a builder won't suggest a conveyancing warehouse and run the risk of having the conveyancing stall when they demand an exchange within a tight time frame. The argument for not agreeing to use the recommended property lawyer is that they may be unwilling to fight for your interests for fear of alienating the developer. Where you have concerns that this may be the situation you should stick with your high street Handforth lawyer.