Our family solicitor has sent a quote for £995 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Ulverston. I’m looking to sell a Edwardian property for £300,000. Is this expensive? Is it above what I should be paying for conveyancing in Ulverston?
The charges are a bit high. If you shop around you might get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by as much as a hundred pounds. That being said, you couldlive to rue opting for an an untested solicitor. Don't forget to ensure that the solicitor can also act for your lender. You can utilise our comparison tool to find a Ulverston conveyancing company on the lender’s approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Ulverston.
As a novice what is the most important advice you can impart regarding purchase conveyancing in Ulverston?
You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Ulverston or throughout Cumbria is often a confrontational experience. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there exists an abundance of room for friction between you and others involved in the legal transfer of property. For example, the seller, selling agent and on occasion your bank. Appointing a lawyer for your conveyancing in Ulverston is a critical decision as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the SOLE person in the process whose responsibility is to protect your best interests and to keep you safe.
On occasion a potential adversary may attempt to sway you that you should follow their advice. For example, the selling agent may claim to be helping by suggesting your conveyancer is dragging his heels. Or your financial adviser may tell you to do something that is against your conveyancers recommendation. You should always trust your lawyer above all other parties when it comes to the legal transfer of property.
I have recentlybeen informed that Stirling Law have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Ulverston for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 10 months ago. How can I be sure that the property is not still registered in the name of the previous owner?
The easiest way to see if the property is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Ulverston conveyancing specialists.
I have been on the look out for a ground for flat up to £195,000 and identified one close by in Ulverston I like with a park and transport links in the vicinity, the downside is that it's only got 61 remaining years left on the lease. There is not much else in Ulverston for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error acquiring a lease with such few years left?
Should you need a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term will likely be problematic. Discount the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you can request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. You can add 90 years to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor regarding this matter.
How do I use your search tool to get a costs illustration from a conveyancing lawyer in Ulverston on the panel for my mortgage?
First choose a lender such as Nationwide Building Society, Leeds Building Society or Bank of Ireland then type in your location e.g. Ulverston. Conveyancing organisations in Ulverston and further afield should be listed.