What is the best way to find the right solicitor who will give a first class service for our conveyancing in Wednesfield?

First ask your friends and family who they would recommend.

Second, search the internet for conveyancing in Wednesfield. Call two or three from the list and request that they email you their conveyancing charges and speak to the lawyer who will handle the conveyancing prior tomaking your choice.

Third is to use our search tool to help you find the right lawyers taking into account your individual expectations including the type of property,timings, complications and who the proposed mortgage company is. Avoid the trap of appointing ninety nine pound conveyancing in Wednesfield

We're in Wednesfield, First timers buying with a mortgage (lender is Santander , and our solicitor is on the Santander conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?

The fact that your lawyer is on the Santander conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no lawyer should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.

I have been told that property searches are a common reason for delay in Wednesfield house deals. Is that correct?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the determinations of a review by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure amongst the top 10 causes of hindrances in the conveyancing process. Local searches are not likely to feature in any delay in conveyancing in Wednesfield.

I have todayfound out that Arc property Solicitors have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Wednesfield for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 10 months ago. How can I establish that my home is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?

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 Wednesfield conveyancing specialists.

I am buying a leasehold property in Wednesfield. Conveyancing estimates are coming in at around £1800. Does that seem right?

The average fee in 2014 for conveyancing in Wednesfield was just over one thousand four hundred and fifty pounds excluding Land Tax and HMLR fees.