The lawyer who dealt with my last purchase has given a fee calculation of £1700 for freehold conveyancing in Moor Park. I am selling a Edwardian property for £300,000. Are these conveyancing fees excessive? Is it above what I should be paying for conveyancing in Moor Park?

The estimate does seem a tad overpriced. If you are happy to invest time scrutinising prices you may be able to reduce the fees slightly by perhaps £125. That being said, you mightlive to regret choosing an an unknown lawyer. If is important to ensure that the firm can also act for your mortgage company. You can make use of our comparison tool to choose a Moor Park conveyancing firm on the lender’s conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Moor Park.

Do the Building Society Association intend to launch a search tool with a view to to identify practices on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel for example in Moor Park?

We have not been informed any plans on the part of the BSA to promote such a tool.

How does conveyancing in Moor Park differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build property in Moor Park contact us having been asked by the builder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is completed. This is because builders in Moor Park tend to purchase the land, 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 property lawyers 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 Moor Park or who has acted in the same development.

I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in two weeks back in what should have been a quick, chain free conveyancing. Moor Park is the location of the property. Can you shed any light on this issue?

Flying freeholds in Moor Park are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Moor Park you would need to get your solicitor to go through the deeds very carefully. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Moor Park may decide that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold residence.

Can I discover who owns a house in Moor Park?

Provided the property is recorded at the Land Registry, and you have enough information of the address of the property, you should be able to view results from the HMLR of the recorded proprietor for a for less than a fiver.