My Scotter conveyancer has identified a discrepancy between the assumptions in the valuation report and what is in the legal papers for the property. My solicitor has advised that he needs to check that the lender is OK with this discrepancy and is content to go ahead. Is my conveyancer’s approach right?

Your lawyer must comply with the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook requirements 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 you.

Can your site be used to find a Conveyancing solicitor in Scotter even where I’m not buying or disposing of a house, for example if I intend to buy an office in Scotter with a loan from Nationwide Building Society?

The service is predominantly used to get a quote from domestic conveyancing solicitors in Scotter but we have set out at the end of this page a selection of Scotter commercial conveyancing firms. You should make contact with the solicitors directly to establish if they are also authorised to represent Nationwide Building Society

If you had a top tip for selecting a conveyancing solicitor in Scotter what would it be?

It would be unwise to be seduced by the cheapest Scotter conveyancing costs illustration. You really do get what you pay for when it comes to conveyancing solicitors. 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 know exactly what you’ll have to pay in ahead of the deal.

We had instructed solicitors located in Scotter on the Clydesdale solicitor approved list. They have just invoiced me a separate fee for dealing with the Clydesdale mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee set by Clydesdale?

Unfortunately, so long as it is in their Terms of Engagement or Quote then yes your lawyer is entitled to levy a fee for this. This charge is not set by Clydesdale but by your Scotter conveyancer. Some firms on the Clydesdale panel will quote ’dealing with mortgage’ fee but plenty of firms include it on their overall fee.

I'm at the point of viewing houses in Scotter and I am about to put in an offer. Is it wise to have a conveyancing practitioner on ‘stand by’? I will be getting a home loan with Principality.

It would be wise to start 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 pass their contact information on to the selling agent. Given that you are seeking a mortgage with Principality, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the Principality conveyancing panel.

I completed on my apartment on 2 July and my personal details are still not on the land registry website. Need I be worried? My conveyancing solicitor in Scotter said it would be dealt with in a couple of weeks. Are titles in Scotter uniquely lengthy to register?

There is nothing unique when it comes to conveyancing in Scotter registration formalities. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timescales can adjust depending on who lodges the application, whether it is in order and whether the Land registry have to notify any third persons or bodies. At present roughly three quarters of submission are completed in less than three weeks but occasionally there can be extensive delays. Registration is effected once the buyer has moved in to the property so an expedited registration is not usually an essential issue yet if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your lawyers can communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.

The estate agent has suggested using their solicitor for our conveyancing in Scotter - won’t it be easier to just instruct them?

This is not necessarily the case and you are entitled to opt for whichever conveyancer you decide for your Scotter home move. A property lawyer put forward by a 3rd party adviser may not necessarily be the right solicitor, they may put forward their preferred conveyancing firm who are based remotely. In this instance you may not have contact with your conveyancer and due to the lack of continuity in the transaction, it may be difficult to obtain updates.