I'm in the process of switching my current homeowner loan to a Buy to Let Platform Home Loans Ltd mortgage. I was told by my mortgage that I must appoint a solicitor as part of the process. I spoke to my past Melbourne conveyancing firm who acted on my behalf when I originally acquired the property. The costs illustration sent of £500 has taken me by surprise as I am not require purchase conveyancing - it’s simply a straightforward remortgage.

The quote is slightly on the steep side. Where you are content to expend time contrasting prices you might trim some of the cost by as much as £125. On the other hand, assuming were content with the service the firm provided you couldcome to rue choosing an a cheaper solicitor. Remember to check the firm can represent Platform Home Loans Ltd. Do utilise our search tool to select a Melbourne conveyancing firm on the Platform Home Loans Ltd approved list of lawyers, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Melbourne.

I am acquiring a property for cash in Melbourne. I have lived for the previous Seventeen years in Melbourne. Conveyancing searches are expensive. As I have knowledge of the area and road intimately must I have all the conveyancing searches?

In the absence of a home loan, then almost all of the Melbourne conveyancing searches are optional. Your conveyancer will ’encourage you, perhaps strongly, that you should have searches done, but he is duty bound to take that path of advice. One thing to take into account; if you are intend to dispose of the house one day, it may be of relevance to your prospective purchaser what the searches reveal. Sometimes premises with apparent issues can still throw up unpredicted search results. A competent conveyancing solicitor in Melbourne will provide you some sensible advice in this regard.

Will lawyers request money on account for my conveyancing in Melbourne?

Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Melbourne your solicitor will request that you to provide them with funds to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. Generally this is requested to cover the fees of the Local Authority Search. If any down payment is as part of the sale price then this should be required shortly ahead of exchange of contracts. Any further balance that is due will be payable shortly before completion.

I used Stirling Law a few years past for my conveyancing in Melbourne. I now require my papers however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Melbourne of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

About to purchase a new build apartment in Melbourne. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Here is a sample of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Melbourne

Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme.