My previous lawyer has sent a quote for £1350 for fixed fee conveyancing in Shirley. I’m selling a Edwardian property for £300,000. Are the quoted fees excessive? Is it in excess of the average fee for conveyancing in Shirley?
The costs illustration is fractionally on the expensive side. Where you are prepared to spend time comparing prices you might decrease the fees slightly by say a hundred pounds. That being said, you couldlive to regret choosing an a cheaper conveyancer. Don't forget to enquire that the conveyancer can represent your bank. You can make use of our comparison tool to find a Shirley conveyancing company on the banks approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Shirley.
Can you vouch for a Bank of Scotland allowed Shirley conveyancing lawyer finish our house move within a short deadline? Would it be better to use a high street Shirley firm or a nationwide comparison site?
We can recommend some very good Shirley conveyancing firms. Another option is to visit the high street in Shirley. Visit a couple of firms and request to see a conveyancing solicitor for a costs illustration. Mention your requirements together with the reasons and get an assurance on your deadline. Choose the lawyer that appears most efficient.
We see that you have a search directory listing solicitors on the Lloyds conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I appoint them for our conveyancing in Shirley?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Lloyds conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Shirley.
My aunt passed away six months ago and as sole heir and executor I was left the property in Shirley. The house had a small mortgage remaining of approximately £8000. I want to have the title changed into my name whilst I re-mortgage to HSBC, pay off the mortgage. Is this possible?
If you plan to re-mortgage then HSBC will require that you use a conveyancer on the HSBC conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your HSBC conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the HSBC mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
In my capacity as executor for the estate of my father I am selling a property in Monmouth but live in Shirley. My conveyancer (who is 200 miles from mehas requested that I execute a statutory declaration prior to the transaction finalising. Could you suggest a conveyancing lawyer in Shirley who can attest and place their company stamp on the document?
Technically speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are Shirley based