Can conveyancing in Keston to be concluded in under two weeks?

Where the seller is applying a tight deadline for your conveyancing we would recommend that your conveyancer is familiar with the area as they will benefit local contacts and know-how. It is even conceivable that they could have transacted otherproperties in the same street. Therefore consider using a Keston conveyancing lawyer. Second, check that the lawyer is on the member panel. It is said that 18% of Keston conveyancing transactions are delayed or jeopardised after discovering a purchaser’s solicitor was not on their mortgage lender’s panel. In many cases this discovery resulted in the buying process being delayed by as much as three weeks. It is said that this issue impacts in the region of one hundred thousand home sales every year. Most Keston conveyancing practices can not act for certain lenders so do check at the outset.

We just had an offer accepted to buy with Darlington Building Society. We have called around locally yet am struggling to find a Keston conveyancing firm on the Darlington Building Society panel. Could you help?

You should make use of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this page. Pick the building society and type Keston or your preferred area and you will discover numerous conveyancers based in Keston or nearest you.

I decided to have a survey carried out on a property in Keston ahead of appointing conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold element to the house. The surveyor advised that some lenders may not issue a mortgage on such a property.

It varies from the lender to lender. Santander has different instructions from Nationwide. If you call us we can check with the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Keston. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

Am I right to be wary by third parties that I am dealing with are recommending a factory type conveyancing firm rather than a local Keston conveyancing company?

As with lots of professional services, often input from family and friends can be most helpful. Nevertheless there are lots of players in a conveyancing deal; estate agents, mortgage brokers and lenders may put forward conveyancers to appoint. Sometimes the solicitors might be known to one of the organisations as being good in their field, but occasionally there is an underlying commercial relationship behind the endorsement. You are free to appoint your own lawyer. You need to be aware that the majority of banks have an approved list of law firms you must use for the lender related work in your home move.

Is there a reason that Keston conveyancing costs are higher for leasehold and freehold properties?

When buying a leasehold property there is more work involved purely due to the fact that usually there are further parties involved in the form of the freeholder and/or Management Agents. As part of a lawyers enquiries they will check that all ground rent and service charges are paid up to date amongst other general leasehold matters. For this reason, the Sellers lawyers usually have to refer to the freeholder or Managing Agent for their replies to our questions. This may be time consuming and beyond the lawyers control