My fiance’s sister is a solicitor. I expect that I will receive mate’s pricing for conveyancing, but if not, what kind of figure would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Newbury?
It’s prudent to get 3 or more like-for-like conveyancing quotes. Make use of our search tool on this site. Whilst estimates seem to vary but service levels do differ between conveyancers as is the case with most professions.
It is a dozen years since I acquired my home in Newbury. Conveyancing lawyers have now been instructed on the sale but I am unable to find the title documents. Will this jeopardise the sale?
You need not be too concerned. Firstly the deeds may be kept by the mortgage company or they may be archived with the conveyancers who handled your purchase. Secondly the likelihood is that the property will be registered at the land registry and you will be able to prove you own the property by your conveyancing lawyers obtaining current official copies of the land registers. Most conveyancing in Newbury involves registered property but in the unlikely event that your home is unregistered it is more of a problem but is not insurmountable.
I am close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our home in Newbury and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being built on contaminated land. A local lawyer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers instructed a nationwide conveyancing practice as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Newbury. Having lived in Newbury for 5 years we know that this is a non issue. Is it a good idea to contact our local Authority to seek confirmation that there is no issue.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing lawyer currently acting for you. Are they able to advise? You should enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same ailment)
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to our home are lost. The lawyers who handled the conveyancing in Newbury 5 years ago are no longer around. What are my options?
In today’s world there are copies made of almost everything, and your conveyancer will know exactly where to locate all the suitable paperwork so you may buy or dispose of your property without any difficulty. Where copies can’t be found, your lawyer can put in place insurance or indemnities against future claims on your property.
My husband and I are novice buyers - agreed a price, but the selling agent informed us that the vendor will only issue a contract if we use their preferred lawyers as they are insisting on a ‘quick sale’. We would rather use a family solicitor accustomed to conveyancing in Newbury
We suspect that the seller is unaware of this request. If they want ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a serious purchaser is not the way to achieve this. Speak to the owners direct and make sure they understand (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances in place © you have nothing to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you will continue to appoint your preferred Newbury conveyancing solicitors - not the ones that will provide the negotiator at the agency a kickback or achieve conveyancing thresholds demanded by HQ.