I was recommended to a solicitor who has sent a quote for just over a thousand pound for freehold conveyancing in Saltdean. I’m selling a Edwardian detached home for £175,000. This sounds over the top. Is it in excess of the norm for conveyancing in Saltdean?

The estimate does seem marginally steep. If you shop around you may be able to get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by as much as £100 plus VAT. That being said, you couldcome to rue choosing an an untested conveyancer. Remember to check that the firm can also act for your mortgage company. You can employ our search tool to choose a Saltdean conveyancing company on the banks approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Saltdean.

If you had a top tip for choosing a conveyancing solicitor in Saltdean what would it be?

Do not opt for the lowest Saltdean conveyancing costs illustration. You really do get what you pay for when it comes to property lawyers. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.

My bid for a property was accepted at auction in Saltdean. Conveyancing is necessary. What happens now?

Given that you are now legally committed yourself to purchase you now have to instruct a conveyancing solicitor as a matter of priority as you are facing a tight a fixed date to complete the transaction. All auction property should have a corresponding auction set of papers. This will include most,if not all of the paperwork that your solicitor will need. In the case of leasehold premises the conveyancing papers may provide a copy of the lease, management information and a sellers leasehold information form and other conveyancing documentation pertinent to a leasehold property. You should give this to your appointed conveyancing solicitor ASAP. You also need to ensure that your finances are in place to complete on the on the contractual date .

Are all Saltdean Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the TSB conveyancing panel?

Some major lenders now make use of CQS as the kick off point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. The Law Society’s CQS accreditation however is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless,the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitor practices wishing to remain on their panels.

I have todayfound out that Stirling Law have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Saltdean for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 18 months ago. How can I check that the property is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?

The quickest way to see if the property is in your name, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Saltdean conveyancing specialists.

I am looking for a conveyancing solicitor in Saltdean for my house move. Is it possible to see a firm’s complaints history with the legal regulator?

Anyone may review documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations arising from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find details about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's history, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For non-uk callers, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA sometimes recorded call for training reasons.

My husband and I are selling a Saltdean property we inherited some years ago in 2011. I have over twenty years conveyancing know-how and, now retired, wish to undertake my own conveyancing. The purchaser's conveyancing practitioner has informed me that their building society will not allow us to do our own conveyancing as they require the funds to be released via a solicitor's bank account.

Mortgage instructions to solicitors from all mainstream lenders state that If the seller is not legally represented the buyer’s lawyers should check whether the lender needs to be informed so that a decision can be reached as to whether they are prepared to proceed.