I was recommended to a solicitor who has quoted £1350 for leasehold conveyancing in Hull North. I’m looking to sell a modern property for £225,000. Are the quoted fees excessive? Is it in excess of the average fee for conveyancing in Hull North?

The charges are a tad high. If you shop around you could trim some of the cost by perhaps £125. That being said, you maylive to regret choosing an an untested solicitor. Don't forget to check that the firm can represent your bank. You can make use of our comparison tool to select a Hull North conveyancing practice on the banks conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Hull North.

As someone unfamiliar with the Hull North conveyancing process what’s the number one tip you can give me for the home moving process in Hull North

You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Hull North or throughout England and Wales is an adversarial experience. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there is lots of room for friction between you and other parties involved in the legal transfer of property. For example, the vendor, selling agent and sometimes your lender. Appointing a lawyer for your conveyancing in Hull North an important selection as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the SOLE party in the transaction whose interest is to act in your best interests and to protect you.

There is a worrying increase in the "blame" culture- someone has to be at fault for the process being so protracted. You your first instinct should be to trust your lawyer ahead of the other players when it comes to the legal transfer of property.

I had intended to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Hull North for our house move. Our financial adviser has since advised us that our mortgage lenders HSBC Bank won't deal with them. Surely this is unfair competition?

A mortgage company will require an approved conveyancer act for it. You would be liable to meet the charges for this. Please make use of our search facility to find a solicitor to conduct conveyancing in Hull North on the HSBC Bank approved list of solicitors.

I note that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to have this when acquiring a property in Hull North? or Apparently there is historic law that means some house owners living in a parish church boundary may be liable to contribute towards maintenance towards the chancel within the church. Is this relevant for conveyancing in Hull North?

Unless a previous acquisition of the premises took place after 12 October 2013 you could expect lawyers conducting conveyancing in Hull North to remain recommending a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.

My husband and I are FTB’s - had an offer accepted, but the estate agent informed us that the vendor will only move forward if we use their preferred solicitors as they want an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a family solicitor who is familiar with conveyancing in Hull North

It is improbable the owners are driving this. Should the vendor desire ‘a quick sale', turning down a motivated purchaser is likely to cause more damage than good. Speak to the owners direct and make sure they comprehend that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with mortgage lined up © you are chain free (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you intend to appoint your own,trusted Hull North conveyancing solicitors - not the ones that will earn their negotiator at the agency a commission or meet his conveyancing targets set by head office.