After what seems like an age a loan agreement from Santander for the refinancing of my 4 bedroom flat is expected by the end of next week. Are you able to suggest a cheap conveyancing solicitor in West Thurrock?

This site is not designed to help those in their quest for the cheapest conveyancing solicitors in West Thurrock. Our aim is to provide value for money conveyancing but we do not aim to work with the cheapest lawyers. Do not be swayed by organisations teasing you with ninety nine pound conveyancing in West Thurrock. At best, in going for low cost conveyancing, you will earn what you pay for and at worst you will end up being stung for extras and still not get the service expected.

What is the best way to check that the solicitor carrying out my conveyancing in West Thurrock is on the lender’sapproved panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Bank of Scotland thus paying £187.00 plus VAT in another set of legal bill.

Feel free to take advantage of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this site. Pick the mortgage company and type ‘West Thurrock’ or your location and you will discover numerous conveyancers offices in West Thurrock or by proximity to you.

I was advised by a number of estate agents in West Thurrock to get a quote from a conveyancer using your seach tool. What’s the financial advantage for Estate Agents to market your lawyers over a competitor’s?

We refuse to make any commission for pointing buyers and sellers in our direction. We thought it would be too underhand to pay a commission as members of the public would think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I getting any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.

We're FTB’s - agreed a price, yet the selling agent has warned us that the vendor will only issue a contract if we appoint their recommended solicitors as they are insisting on an ‘expedited deal’. We would rather use a high street conveyancer with experience of conveyancing in West Thurrock

We suspect that the owner is not behind this requirement. Should the seller desire ‘a quick sale', taking such a hostile approach to a genuine purchaser is not the way to achieve this. Try to communicate with the sellers directly and explain that (a)you are genuine purchasers (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances arranged © you are unencumbered (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)but you will continue to appoint your own,trusted West Thurrock conveyancing lawyers - not the ones that will give their estate agent a commission or achieve conveyancing targets set by corporate headquarters.

Do you have any top tips for leasehold conveyancing in West Thurrock from the perspective of speeding up the sale process?

• A significant proportion of the frustration in leasehold conveyancing in West Thurrock can be avoided where you appoint lawyers as soon as your agents start marketing the property and request that they start to collate the leasehold documentation which will be required by the purchasers’ solicitors.
If you are supposed to have a share in the freehold, you should ensure that you hold the original share document. Arranging a new share certificate is often a lengthy formality and frustrates many a West Thurrock conveyancing deal. Where a new share certificate is necessary, do contact the company officers or managing agents (where applicable) for this at the earliest opportunity. In the event that you altered the property did you need the Landlord’s permission? In particular have you installed wooden flooring? West Thurrock leases often stipulate that internal structural changes or addition of wooden flooring calls for a licence from the Landlord approving such changes. If you fail to have the paperwork in place do not communicate with the landlord without contacting your lawyer first. Many landlords or Management Companies in West Thurrock levy fees for supplying management packs for a leasehold home. You or your lawyers should discover the fee that they propose to charge. The management pack sought as soon as you have a buyer, thus reducing delays. The typical amount of time it takes to obtain the necessary information is three weeks. It is the most common reason for delay in leasehold conveyancing in West Thurrock. If you have had conflict with your landlord or managing agents it is very important that these are resolved before the property is put on the market. The purchasers and their solicitors will be warry about purchasing a flat where a dispute is unresolved. You may have to bite the bullet and pay any arrears of service charge or settle the dispute prior to completion of the sale. It is therefore preferable to have any dispute settled prior to the contract papers being issued to the buyers’ solicitors. You will still have to reveal particulars of the dispute to the purchasers, but it is better to reveal the dispute as over rather than unresolved.

I inherited a first floor flat in West Thurrock. In the absence of agreement between myself and the freeholder, can the Leasehold valuation Tribunal determine the amount due for a lease extension?

Most certainly. We are happy to put you in touch with a West Thurrock conveyancing firm who can help.

An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a West Thurrock premises is Various @ Colombus Square in January 2012. the Tribunal calculated the premiums to be paid for new leases for each of the flats in Mariners Walk to be £3822 and the premium to be paid for the new lease of 2 Knights Court to be £4439. This case related to 13 flats. The unexpired term as at the valuation date was 76 years.