The lawyer who assisted with my former purchase has sent a quote for £1700 for no move no fee conveyancing in St Austell. I am looking to sell a Georgian property for £300,000. This seems expensive. Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in St Austell?

The quote is fractionally on the expensive side. If you are prepared to expend time comparing fee on a like for like basis you may be able to get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by say a hundred pounds. That being said, you maylive to rue opting for an an unknown solicitor. If is important to ensure the solicitor can act for your mortgage company. You can use our search tool to get a quote a St Austell conveyancing practice on the lender’s conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in St Austell.

Do commercial conveyancing searches disclose planned roadworks that could impact a commercial property in St Austell?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in St Austell will perform a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers expend in looking into accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in St Austell. The search result sets out definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in St Austell.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in St Austell it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately can result in delays to St Austell commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future plans for the site. These searches are not ordered for residential conveyancing in St Austell.

I decided to have a survey done on a house in St Austell in advance of retaining conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the house. My surveyor advised that some lenders will refuse to issue a mortgage on a flying freehold home.

It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different instructions for example to Nationwide. Should you wish to call us we can check via the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in St Austell. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

Given that I am about to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds on a terraced house in St Austell I wish to have a conversation with the solicitor concerning theconveyancing ahead of appointing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?

Absolutely - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you liaising with the lawyer who will be conducting your conveyancing in St Austell.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is unique individual, not a file number. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are quoted for your conveyancing in St Austell should be the figure that you end up paying.

I have recently had an offer accepted on a leasehold flat in St Austell and the broker that we are dealing with suggested his conveyancer. She quoted £800 excluding VAT and 3rd party costs. Does this sound steep?

You should not rely on a single estimate. You should seek like-for-like quotes for your conveyancing in St Austell. Then choose one that you are comfortable with and crucially, is on the approved panel of the lender that you are sourcing your mortgage from.