I am in the market for a reasonably priced conveyancer. Should I go for for a nationwide conveyancer as opposed to a family Leominster conveyancing solicitor?
In the main conveyancing solicitors in your area will benefit from good alliances with your local authority, which can assist with your Leominster conveyancing searches that your conveyancer will require. It also helps if they enjoy good connections with the Local Land Registry Office your area Leominster, other conveyancers in the neighbourhood and Leominster Estate Agents.
I am refinancing my apartment in Leominster, does my lawyer have to be on the RBS Conveyancing panel?
In theory, you could use a solicitor that is not on the RBS conveyancing panel, but RBS would require one of their panel solicitors to be instructed to act in their interests, and you'd have to pay for this - so most people instruct a panel solicitor. It's also easier, as otherwise you'd have to deal with two solicitors for the same transaction.
Various internet forums that I have frequented warn that are the number one cause of stalling in Leominster house deals. Is this right?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released findings of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature within the common causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Local searches are not likely to be the root cause of slowing down conveyancing in Leominster.
How does conveyancing in Leominster differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build premises in Leominster approach us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is finished. This is because builders in Leominster typically purchase the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Leominster or who has acted in the same development.
Am I better off to instruct a Leominster conveyancing lawyer in close proximity to the house I am purchasing? We have a good friend who can perform the legal formalities but they are based a couple of hundredmiles drive away.
The primary upside of using a high street Leominster conveyancing practice is that you can visit the firm to sign documents, present your ID and pester them where appropriate. They will also have local insight which is a plus. That being said it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If you know people who used your friend and in the main were happy that must trump using an unfamiliar Leominster conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being local.