I have just started taking steps with the aim of switching my existing standard loan to a BTL Yorkshire Building Society mortgage. The bank has said that I require a solicitor as part of the process. I spoke to my former Laceby conveyancing practitioner who who completed the conveyancing when I previously bought the premises. The fee calculation they've given of £450 plus VAT has shocked me as I am not require purchase conveyancing - it’s just a straightforward remortgage.

The estimate does seem a tad steep. Where you are prepared to expend time scrutinising costs you might reduce the fees slightly by say a hundred pounds. On the other hand, assuming were happy with the legal work the firm offered you mightlive to regret choosing an an unknown conveyancer. Don't forget to be sure the firm can represent Yorkshire Building Society. You can employ our search tool to get a quote a Laceby conveyancing firm on the Yorkshire Building Society approved list of lawyers, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Laceby.

I purchased a freehold house in Laceby yet charged rent, why is this and what is this?

It is rare for properties in Laceby and has limited impact for conveyancing in Laceby but some freehold properties in England (particularly common in North West England) pay an annual sum known as a Chief Rent or a Rentcharge to a third party who has no other legal interest in the land.

Rentcharge payments are usually between £2.00 and £5.00 per year. Rentcharges have existed for hundreds of years, but the Rent Charge Act 1977 barred the establishment of new rentcharges post 1977.

Old rentcharges can now be redeemed by making a one off payment under the Act. Any rentcharges that are still in existence after 2037 will be extinguished.

We are planning to buy with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. I visited a couple of local solicitors but am unable to find a Laceby conveyancing firm on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society panel. Please you help?

Feel free to make the most of the find a lender approved solicitor tool on this site. Pick the mortgage company and type Laceby or your preferred area and you will see numerous solicitors offices in Laceby or near you.

I have been pointed in your direction by numerous selling agents in Laceby to find a conveyancer on your site. What’s the financial upside for Estate Agents to recommend your lawyers over alternative conveyancing organisations?

We refuse to make any commission for directing people in our direction. We thought it would be too underhand to pay a commission because home movers will think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I receiving any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.

As co-executor for the will of my grandfather I am selling a residence in Swansea but live in Laceby. My solicitor (approximately 235 miles from merequires that I sign a stat dec before the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing lawyer in Laceby who can witness and place their company stamp on the document?

strictly speaking you are not likely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Laceby based