My fiance’s sister is a solicitor. I suspect that I will be offered friends and family pricing for conveyancing, However if that does not come materialise, what level of fees would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Rottingdean?

Do compare pricing. Do use our search tool on this page. The amounts do be different but the service one can expect are distinct between conveyancers as is the case with the vast majority of professional services.

Would the conveyancing lawyers listed on your site conduct right to buy conveyancing in Rottingdean?

We do have numerous conveyancing experts carrying out right to buy conveyancing You should e-mail us with a view to secure a costs calculation.

Are the BSA planning on creating a search tool with a view to list firms on the Melton Mowbray Building Society conveyancing panel for instance in Rottingdean?

We are not aware of any intention on the part of the BSA to develop such a tool.

My uncle informed me that in purchasing a property in Rottingdean there could be various restrictions preventing external changes to the property. Is this right?

There are a number of properties in Rottingdean which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to external alterations. Part of the conveyancing in Rottingdean should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

We have agreed to purchase a house in Rottingdean. A rare aspect is that the roof has a solar panel. Skipton have issued a mortgage offer so presumably this is not a concern to them. Why is my solicitor raising questions about the panel?

Given that your lender is Skipton your lawyer must follow the formal requirements outlined in Part two of UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook for Skipton. The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook contains minimum requirements for solar panel roof-space leases, and conveyancers are required to report to Skipton where a lease fails to satisfy these provisions. The conditions relate to the installation of panels on properties countrywide and is not isolated to Rottingdean.

My fiancee and I are spending time looking at apartments in Rottingdean and I am about to put in an offer. Is it sensible to have my conveyancing practitioner on ‘stand by’? I am planning to take a home loan with Co-operative.

It would be prudent to start your search sooner rather than later. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their contact information on to the estate agent. As you are getting a mortgage with Co-operative, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Co-operative conveyancing panel.

We are buying a 2 room flatin Rottingdean with a home loan from a mortgage company. We wish to instruct our solicitor in Rottingdean but our lender inform us now that she’s not on their "panel". It seems we have little choice but to instruct from the our mortgage company panel solicitors or keep our Rottingdean conveyancer and incur the extra legals for one of their panel ones to represent our mortgage company. We feel as though this is unjust; Can we not simply insist that our mortgage company use our Rottingdean lawyer?

Unfortunately,no. The bank mortgage issued is subject to its terms and conditions, one of which will be that lawyers will on the mortgage company's conveyancing panel. Until recently, most banks had open panels, including most conveyancing solicitors in Rottingdean : a mortgagee could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. Another option that might be available is for your solicitors to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for your mortgage company.