We hired a local solicitor for our conveyancing in St George today. After carefully reading the Terms and Conditions I noteI am on the hook for costs even if the dealdoes not go ahead. Should I ditch them and select a web based conveyancing brokerage who offer no-sale-no-fee conveyancing in St George?

It is usually a trade off in that if "No Completion No Fee" is offered then the fee levels will tend to be be higher to neutralise the cases that do not go ahead. Do bear in mind that such arrangements generally do not cover expenses such as St George conveyancing search charges.

Are the St George conveyancing solicitors identified as being on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel, together with their details provided by Leeds Building Society?

St George conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from Leeds Building Society directly.

I am purchasing a property and the solicitor has raised the issue of Chancel Repair to which the house may be obligated to pay as it falls into the area of such a church. She has recommended insurance. Is this strictly necessary for conveyancing in St George

Unless a previous acquisition of the property completed after 12 October 2013 you may take it that solicitors handling conveyancing in St George to continue to propose a a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.

How does conveyancing in St George differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build property in St George approach us having been asked by the housebuilder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is built. This is because builders in St George tend to buy the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in St George or who has acted in the same development.

We have been advised by many estate agents to expect up to two months for St George conveyancing to complete.This was four weeks ago. The property information was only forwarded from the vendors conveyancing practitioner last week so does the time start running now?

You should treat with suspicion of any lawyer promising fast completion times. Instead ask the average time it takes for them to complete St George conveyancing transactions and if they are willing to move towards an agreed target date for your conveyancing in St George