Having been suggested to visit your service we were going to appoint conveyancing solicitor in Hotwells listed using your comparison tool but stumbled across some other fee calculations via the web seem less expensive – how come?

There are hundreds of conveyancing companies offering theoretically looks to be extremely cheap conveyancing in Hotwells. We suggest that you think twice as to how much you respect your own move to want to be penny wise pound foolish with regard to the quality of the legal work. Many of them highlight a low fee as a headline but conceal extra costs in the small print..

I have given 8 weeks notice to my current landlord and must leave my rented apartment in Hotwells by the end of next month. Conveyancing for my house purchase is progressing. Can I complete in 5 weeks as I wish to avoid having to find temporary accommodation?

Generally one should not serve notice for your lease until exchange of contracts has taken place. Assuming that you have not already done so, update to your solicitor and ask them to they apply pressure on the other side, try to an acceptable time-line that all parties will work towards

We're in Hotwells, First timers buying with a mortgage (lender is Virgin Money , and our lawyer is on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?

The fact that your lawyer is on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no property lawyer should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.

I am buying a new build house in Hotwells benefiting from help to buy. The developers would not move on the amount so I negotiated £7000 of fixtures and fittings instead. The property agent advised me not inform my conveyancer about this deal as it would jeopardize my mortgage with The Royal Bank of Scotland. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer 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.

How simple is it to use your search facility to locate a conveyancing practitioner in Hotwells on the authorised to act for my lender?

1st select a bank such as Accord Mortgages Ltd, Coventry Building Society or Platform Home Loans Ltd then specify your preferred area a common one being Hotwells. Conveyancing practices in Hotwells and nationally should be identified.