Just been in touch with my conveyancing solicitor in Kingsbury who completed the legal work two years ago asking for a conveyancing estimate based on an identical type of house move (a leasehold residence and a freehold property) of similar values with a home loan from Coventry Building Society. It looks as though am now being charged twice the amount. Should I look for an alternative firm of conveyancing solicitor?

The quote is fractionally on the steep side. If you are happy to expend time scrutinising quotes you might shave off some of the expense by perhaps £125. On the other hand, if you were satisfied with the conveyancing the firm provided you mightlive to regret opting for an a cheaper lawyer. Remember to check that the solicitor can also act for Coventry Building Society. Do make use of our search tool to locate a Kingsbury conveyancing firm on the Coventry Building Society conveyancing panel, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Kingsbury.

We are buying a apartment in Kingsbury. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a solicitor? On completion day we have to send our life savings into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our monies?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

I am assisting my niece sell her house in Kingsbury. Does the conveyancing solicitor order an energy performance certificate or it is for the owner to coordinate?

Following the demise of HIPs, energy assessments was retained a required component of selling a property. An EPC should be to hand prior to the property being advertised. It is not as aspect of the sale process that lawyers ordinarily organise. If you are using a Kingsbury conveyancing solicitor they might be willing to arrange energy performance certificates given their contacts with reputable Kingsbury energy assessors

I've read lots of mortgage guides, I note that they all recommend that you should get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my local Kingsbury solicitor - who is on the Nottingham conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. Is that normal?

Nottingham will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Nottingham will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. You may wish to consider appointing your own Kingsbury surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.

I am planning on selling our house in Kingsbury and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being built on contaminated land. Any high street Kingsbury lawyer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the purchasers are using a national conveyancing outfit as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Kingsbury. We have lived in Kingsbury for 5 years we know that this is a non issue. Should we get in touch with our local Authority to obtain confirmation that the buyers are looking for.

It would appear that you have a conveyancing firm already. What do they say? You should enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out life insurance to cover that same sickness)

I am using a search engine for the phrase cheap conveyancing in Kingsbury it shows results of numerous property lawyersin the vicinity. With so much choice what is the best way to find the suitable conveyancing solicitor for purchase transaction?

The ideal method of choosing the right conveyancer is via trusted recommendation, so seek the opinion of colleagues and relatives who have bought a property in Kingsbury or the local estate agent or mortgage broker. Costs for conveyancing in Kingsbury vary, so it's advisable to secure a minimum of three fee calculations from different law firms. Make sure that you know what costs in the quote includes.

We are in the middle of buying a property in Kingsbury. Conveyancing solicitor has called to say the title is "Leasehold". Does this make a difference on the salability of the house?

Kingsbury conveyancing does not ordinarily involve leasehold houses. The crucial consideration here is the length of lease and the ground rent. If there are over a hundred years remaining with a peppercorn rent, it's almost the same as freehold, so it’s unlikely to affect the saleability too much.

On the flip side, if it's, say, fifty five years it will have a adverse impact on the value, and probably wouldn't be mortgageable. The remaining lease term and ground rent will be specified in the lease to be supplied to your property lawyer.