My previous solicitor has sent a quote for £1200 for no move no fee conveyancing in Whimple. I’m selling a modern property for £225,000. This sounds over the top. Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Whimple?

The costs illustration is fractionally on the expensive side. If you shop around you could reduce the fees marginally by as much as £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, you couldlive to rue opting for an a cheaper conveyancer. If is important to be sure that the solicitor can also act for your bank. Do use our comparison tool to choose a Whimple conveyancing firm on the lender’s member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Whimple.

Will conveyancers ask for money up-front when it comes to conveyancing in Whimple?

If you are buying a property in Whimple your lawyer will ask you put them with funds to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. This will be the total of the cost of the conveyancing searches. When the down payment is as part of the total price then this will be needed shortly prior to contracts are exchanged. The closing balance that is due should be transferred a few days ahead of the completion date.

I have a semi-detached Victorian property in Whimple. Conveyancing lawyer represented me and Birmingham Midshires. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are a couple of entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold with the matching property. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?

You should assess the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Whimple and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they mortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also enquire as to the situation with your conveyancing practitioner who carried out the work.

I am purchasing a new build house in Whimple with a loan from Virgin Money. The sellers refused to move on the price so I negotiated 6k of additionals instead. The sale representative advised me not disclose to my conveyancer about this deal as it may impact my mortgage with Virgin Money. Do I keep my lawyer in the dark?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

How much experience do your Whimple conveyancing solicitors have with Help To Buy, Shared Equity and similar schemes?

Whimple conveyancing lawyers help thousands of people move home every year and helped plenty of clients through the Help To Buy scheme. The chances are that whatever makes your case unique Whimple conveyancers have worked on recent similar cases.