We note that you have a post code search directory listing firms on the Santander conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a referral fee if I retain them for our own conveyancing in Machen?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Santander conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Machen.
I am buying a terraced house in Machen. Conveyancing solicitors are said to be ‘a necessary evil’ but can I do it myself?
Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Machen you will have to appoint a solicitor on your mortgage company's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Machen.
Various internet forums that I have come across warn that are the main cause of delay in Machen house deals. Is this right?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released findings of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the common causes of delays during the legal transfer of property. Local searches are unlikely to feature in any slowing down conveyancing in Machen.
Have purchased a a terraced house in Machen , What is the estimated time for the Land Registry to register my title? My Machen conveyancing solicitor works at snail pace, so I want to check the land registry aspects are addressed.
As far as conveyancing in Machen is concerned, registration is no quicker or slower than anywhere else in the country. Rather than based on location, timescales can adjust depending on the party submitting the application, whether it is in order and whether the Land registry communicate with any interested parties. As of today in the region of 80% of submission are fully addressed within 12 days but some can be subject to protracted hold-ups. Historically registration is effected after the buyer is living at the premises thus 'speed' is not always top priority yet if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your solicitor can communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.
When it comes to my conveyancing in Machen should I be paying VAT on the following: (1) Land reg fee on purchase (2) Pre - completion search fee (3) SDLT E submission on purchase (4) Bank TT fee
(1) Land reg fee on purchase - No (2) Pre - completion search fees -No, (such conveyancing searches are HMLR ones and means £4 and possibly £2 bankruptcy per name on your mortgage) (3) SDLT E submission on your purchase - There is no VAT on Stamp Duty. However if the firm is charging a stamp duty e-submission fee as part of their services - some Machen conveyancers do - that will incur VAT(4) Bank transfer fee - Yes it is for the lawyer's time in submitting the funds this way.