Having been referred to your web site we were about to appoint conveyancing solicitor in Rye endorsed on your site but have come across alternative costs illustrations on the internet seem cheaper – how come?
You can find plenty of websites promoting supposedly cheap conveyancing, yet more often than not extrafees result in the final invoice being inflated. According to the Legal Ombudsman costs contained in terms of engagement should be honest and reasonable invoiced The conveyancers that we list for conveyancing in Rye clearly state all charges for a residential conveyancing matter.
Our Rye solicitor has spotted a discrepancy when comparing the information in the home valuation survey and what is revealed within the conveyancing documents. My lawyer informs me that he is duty bound to ensure that the lender is OK with this discrepancy and is still content to lend. Is my conveyancer’s stance right?
Your conveyancing practitioner must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook provisions which do require that your lawyer disclose any incorrect assumptions in the lender’s valuation report and the legal papers. Should you refuse to allow your lawyer to make the appropriate notification then your lawyer will have no choice but to discontinue acting for both parties.
Will our conveyancer be asking questions regarding flooding during the conveyancing in Rye.
The risk of flooding is if increasing concern for conveyancers dealing with homes in Rye. Some people will purchase a house in Rye, completely aware that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, leaving to one side the physical damage, where a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, adequate insurance cover, or dispose of the premises. Steps can be carried out during the course of a house purchase to forewarn the buyer.
Lawyers are not qualified to impart advice on flood risk, however there are a numerous checks that can be carried out by the buyer or on a buyer’s behalf which should give them a better appreciation of the risks in Rye. The conventional set of information supplied to a buyer’s conveyancer (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) contains a standard question of the seller to find out whether the property has suffered from flooding. In the event that flooding has previously occurred and is not revealed by the seller, then a purchaser could bring a legal claim for losses as a result of such an inaccurate response. The buyer’s solicitors will also order an environmental search. This should reveal if there is a recorded flood risk. If so, more detailed inquiries should be made.
I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing solicitor in Rye for my remortgage. Is it possible to check a solicitor's complaints history with the legal regulator?
You may find published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from investigations from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors record, ring 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA may recorded telephone calls for training reasons.
I am Googling for Rye conveyancing quotes online. Can I be confident that all the Rye practices that are listed on your site are on the bank conveyancing panel?
The law firms listed on our site have assured us via an online form that they are on the mortgage company panel and agreed to advise us to take down their listing in the event of removal off of the lender panel. To date we have not been informed by either a mortgage company or a member of the public that the data about a specific Rye firm being on the lender conveyancing panel is not accurate.