Can I use your services to locate a Conveyancing solicitor in Marlow even where I’m not buying or selling a house, for instance if I wish to buy a shop in Marlow with a mortgage from Clydesdale?

The service is primarily used to select residential conveyancing solicitors in Marlow but we have listed towards the end of this page some Marlow commercial conveyancing firms. You will need to speak with the firm directly to establish if they are also authorised to represent Clydesdale

How can we know in advance if a Marlow conveyancing solicitor on the Kent Reliance panel is any good?

When it comes to conveyancing in Marlow getting recommendations is a sensible starting point. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one advertising the lowest fees. We would always advise that you speak with the solicitor conducting your conveyancing.

About to purchase maisonette in Marlow. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Marlow lawyer is on the Bank of Ireland conveyancing panel.

I was told four weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by Coventry BS. Is it usual for Coventry BS to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Marlow is approved on their conveyancing panel? Coventry BS have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their Professional Indemnity Insurance Schedule.

A lender would not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Coventry BS to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

Taking into account that I am about to part with over three hundred thousand on a garden flat in Marlow I wish to talk to a lawyer about myhome move in advance of appointing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?

We could not agree more - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the solicitor who will be conducting your conveyancing in Marlow.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important individual, not a file reference. The law firms that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are quoted for residential conveyancing in Marlow should be the amount on the final invoice that you end up paying.

I am tempted by the attractive purchase price for a two flats in Marlow both have in the region of fifty years left on the lease term. Should I regard a short lease as a deal breaker?

There are plenty of short leases in Marlow. The lease is a legal document that entitles you to use the property for a period of time. As the lease shortens the marketability of the lease deteriorates and it becomes more costly to extend the lease. For this reason it is generally wise to extend the lease term. More often than not it is difficulties arise selling premises with a short lease as mortgage lenders may be reluctant to lend money on such properties. Lease extension can be a protracted process. We recommend you seek professional assistance from a conveyancer and surveyor with experience in this arena.

Marlow Conveyancing for Leasehold Flats - Examples of Questions you should consider before buying

Best to be warned whether window replacement or some other major work is coming up to be shared by the leasehold owners and could well materially impact the level of the service costs or require a one off payment. The prefered form of lease arrangement is a share of the freehold. In this situation the leaseholders have control and even though a managing agent is usually employed if it is larger than a house conversion, the managing agent is directed by the tenants. Is there a share of the freehold?

When it comes to my conveyancing in Marlow should I be charged 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 Marlow conveyancers do - that will incur VAT(4) Bank transfer fee - Yes it is for the conveyancer's time in submitting the funds this way.