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Ready to buy a new home in Staffordshire? Failing to check that a lawyer is on your lender’s list of approved solicitors can put your Staffordshire conveyancing at risk of delay or failure.

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Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Staffordshire

As someone not used to the Staffordshire conveyancing process what is the number one tip you can impart concerning the house moving process in Staffordshire

You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Staffordshire and elsewhere in England and Wales is an adversarial process. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there exists an abundance of room for friction between you and other parties involved in the legal transfer of property. For instance, the seller, selling agent and sometimes the bank. Selecting a solicitor for your conveyancing in Staffordshire an important selection as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY party in the legal process whose role it is to look after your best interests and to protect you.

There is a worrying ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone must be blamed for the process taking so long. We recommend that you should always trust your solicitor ahead of the other players when it comes to the legal transfer of property.

I have an AIP. The lender mentioned the home loan came with free conveyancing. Is the implication that I have to use their panel conveyancer as I would much rather appoint a specialised conveyancing solicitor in Staffordshire?

Do check but the chances are that appoint one of their panel solicitors where you accept the "fee-free" incentive. Contact the mortgage company and check if they make available a monetary alternative. It is not unheard for a lender to give a £250 cashback as a further option in which case you could put that amount towards the cost for your conveyancing solicitor near Staffordshire.

We had chosen conveyancing lawyers with offices in Staffordshire on the UBS solicitor panel. They have just invoiced me a further fee for handling the UBS mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee set by UBS?

As unfair as it may seem, as long as it’s in their Terms and Conditions or estimate then yes your property lawyer is entitled to levy a fee for this. This charge is not set by UBS but by your Staffordshire conveyancer. Plenty of firms on the UBS panel will quote an ‘acting for lender’ fee but many practices include it on their overall fee.

We are getting the release of further funds on our mortgage from Virgin Money as we intend to carry out renovations to our property in Staffordshire. Are we obliged to appoint a high street Staffordshire solicitor on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel to deal with the legals?

Virgin Money would not normally require a member of their conveyancing panel to handle such a matter. If they do require any legal work then you would need to ensure that such a lawyer was on the Virgin Money panel.

I have instructed a Staffordshire conveyancing practitioner having made sure that they are on the Nottingham conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?

Nottingham will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually Nottingham will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. You may wish to consider appointing your own Staffordshire surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.

What makes your site different to alternative internet conveyancing solicitors when it comes to conveyancing in Staffordshire?

At this site get a conveyancing quote from a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that understands the issues for your conveyancing in Staffordshire. As opposed to estate agents and brokerage sites we do not operate commission arrangements with solicitors. Many agents and online brokers 'recommend' solicitors that pays the highest kickback, not the best value conveyancing in Staffordshire

Finally our conveyancing in Staffordshire is set to complete on Friday, yet the people I am buying off has asked to move out 24 hours later at at 2pm. Do I agree to this?

You can't complete on a Saturday due to the bank systems aren't operating.

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