Having been recommended your company we were going to use a conveyancing solicitor in Leconfield recommended using your comparison tool but have come across alternative quotes on the internet appear less pricey – why is this?
You can find plenty of conveyancers advertising what appear to be the cheapest conveyancing in Leconfield. You should give due consideration about how important this transaction is to you that you are willing to be penny wise pound foolish in relation to the standard of the conveyancing. Some hide additional charges deep into the terms of engagement. The solicitors that we list for conveyancing in Leconfield neverdo this.
At what point does exchange of contracts occur in sale conveyancing in Leconfield and am I required to attend the conveyancers branch?
Where you are round the corner to our conveyancing solicitors in Leconfield you are invited in to sign documents. That being said, the firms we recommend supply a countrywide conveyancing service and give as equally comprehensive and professional a job for you when communicating with you electronically. The executing of the contract is not the point of no return. A signed contract simply enables the solicitor to address the formalities when the time is right, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The exchange process is is usually a five minute process, although where a lengthy "chain" is in play, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Leconfield)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.
is it true that all Leconfield solicitor firms on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel are overseen by the SRA?
As a firm of solicitors, in order to be on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel they would need to be overseen by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. Many mortgage companies do permit licenced conveyancers on their panel in which case such practice would be regulated by the CLC.
Last month we had a mortgage agreed in principle with TSB. Leconfield conveyancing practitioners were chosen. What is the average time that one could expect to receive a mortgage offer from TSB?
There is no definitive answer here. Have TSB conducted the valuation? Have you advised TSB as to your lawyers' details and checked that your lawyers are on the TSB conveyancing panel? Sometimes it can take as long as six weeks for a mortgage offer to be issued.
I am expecting a DIP from UBS this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do UBS recommend any Leconfield solicitors on the UBS conveyancing panel, or is it better to go independently?
You will need to appoint Leconfield solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the UBS conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and UBS through the process.
I understand that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Do I require chancel insurance when acquiring a house in Leconfield? or Apparently there is a law dating back centuries that could mean that house owners residing in a parish church boundary will be compelled to pay for maintenance towards the chancel within the church. Is this relevant for conveyancing in Leconfield?
Unless a previous purchase of the house completed post 12 October 2013 you may take it that lawyers delivering conveyancing in Leconfield to remain encouraging a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor for sale conveyancing in Leconfield. I've stumble across a web site which appears to be the perfect solution If there is a chance to get all the legals done via email that would be ideal. Do I need to be wary? What should out be looking out for?
As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?