Are the Shropshire conveyancing solicitors identified as being on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel, together with their details provided by Coventry BS?
Shropshire conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Coventry BS directly.
Various web forums that I have frequented warn that are the main reason for stalling in Shropshire conveyancing transactions. Is that correct?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released findings of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the top 10 causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Local searches are unlikely to feature in any holding up conveyancing in Shropshire.
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my home are lost. The conveyancers who handled the conveyancing in Shropshire 10 years ago are no longer around. What are my options?
Assuming the title is registered the details of your ownership will be retained by the Land Registry under a Title Number. It is easy to perform a search at the Land Registry, locate your house and order current copies of the Registered Entries for less than a fiver. If the property is Leasehold then the Land Registry will usually retain a file duplicate of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be obtained for £20 inclusive of VAT.
I have been pointed in your direction by three or four local estate agents in Shropshire to choose a solicitor using your seach tool. Is there a financial upside for Estate Agents to promote your site over and above alternative conveyancing organisations?
We don’t make any commission for directing people our way. We thought it would be too underhand a fee because home movers will think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not receiving any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.
I have just placed an offer on an apartment in Shropshire and the estate agent that we are dealing with recommended his property lawyer. He quoted £800 excluding VAT and disbursements. Does this sound expensive?
You should not rely on 1 estimate. You should seek like-for-like quotes for your conveyancing in Shropshire. Then pick one that you trust and just as important, is on the approved list of the mortgage company that you are sourcing your mortgage from.