I am purchasing a house mortgage free in Rainham Kent. I have been residing for the last twelve years in Rainham Kent. Conveyancing searches are a lot of money. As I know the road and vicinity very well should I not bother getting the solicitor to do all the conveyancing searches?

If you not getting a mortgage, then almost all of the Rainham Kent conveyancing searches are at your discretion. Your conveyancer will ’encourage you, no-doubt strongly, that you should have searches carried out, but she is duty bound to do this. Do take into account; if you are intend to dispose of the house in the future, it could be of interest to your prospective buyer what the searches disclose. On occasion premises with functional issues can still show up unfavourable search results. A good conveyancing solicitor in Rainham Kent will be able to give you some practical guidance in this regard.

I am helping my aunt sell her property in Rainham Kent. Will the conveyancer commission an energy assessment or it is for the seller to see to?

Following the abolition of Home Packs, energy performance certificates remained a compulsory component of moving house. An energy assessment needs to be to hand prior to the property being marketed. This is not something that lawyers ordinarily organise. Where you are using a Rainham Kent conveyancing solicitor they might be able to arrange energy assessments given their contacts with long established Rainham Kent accredited person

We were going to get a OIP from Yorkshire BS this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we are dependent on web based calculators (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Yorkshire BS recommend any Rainham Kent solicitors on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?

You will need to appoint Rainham Kent solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Yorkshire BS through the process.

My husband and I are in the throws of looking at houses in Rainham Kent and I am now considering a potential offer. Should I already have a property lawyer appointed at this point? I intend to finance via a home loan with Principality.

It would be prudent to commence your search sooner rather than later. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their contact information on to the estate agent. Given that you are taking out a mortgage with Principality, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Principality conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.

My partner and I are close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our home in Rainham Kent and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was built on contaminated land. Any high street Rainham Kent conveyancer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the purchasers used a national conveyancing practice as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Rainham Kent. We have lived in Rainham Kent for 5 years we know that this is a non issue. Should we contact our local Authority to seek confirmation that the buyers are looking for.

It sounds as though you may 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 life insurance to cover that same ailment)

We are one month into a freehold purchase having been referred to a firm by the estate agent to perform conveyancing in Rainham Kent. I am not happy. Can you you assist me in finding new lawyers?

A solicitor would need to be really bad in order to consider changing them. Has the loan offer been sent? In the event that it has you will need to advise them of the new contact details and have the mortgage documents are re-sent. Your conveyancer should be on the banks approved list to avoid supplemental fees and frustration. So that should be your first question of the new lawyers. The search tool can assist you in finding a lender approved solicitor for your conveyancing in Rainham Kent

My brother is buying a leasehold flat in Rainham Kent. He was given a quote by the conveyancing practitioner connected to the estate agents totaling £1275 . It was eight years ago I sold and purchased a property and it cost was £just under six hundred pounds. Have charges really escalated to that extent?

We would recommend that you call a few local Rainham Kent conveyancing firms requesting estimates. You should base your selection not solely on cost, but on promptness and on how comprehensive the reply was.