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Recently asked questions about conveyancing in Wigston

The solicitor who helped my last purchase has quoted £1200 for freehold conveyancing in Wigston. I’m selling a purpose built property for £200,000. This appears expensive. Is it in excess of the average fee for conveyancing in Wigston?

The charges are a tad high. If you are willing to expend time scrutinising charges you might get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by say a hundred pounds. That being said, you maylive to regret choosing an an untested solicitor. Remember to enquire that the solicitor can act for your mortgage company. Do utilise our comparison tool to locate a Wigston conveyancing company on the lender’s approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Wigston.

When will exchange of contracts take place for purchase conveyancing in Wigston and am I required to attend the lawyers branch?

Where you are round the corner to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Wigston you are welcome to come in to sign contracts. That being said, the lender approved solicitors we recommend provide a national conveyancing service and give as equally comprehensive and professional a job for you when communicating with you by post or email. The executing of the contract is not the critical part. Signing on the dotted line simply enables the solicitor to officially exchange at the appropriate time, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The procedure is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where a long "chain" is in the mix, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Wigston)to be in the office at the appropriate time.

We are expecting a mortgage offer soon. The bank mentioned the mortgage came with free conveyancing. Does this mean I have to use their panel solicitor as I would prefer to appoint a Wigston based conveyancing firm?

You should check but the the probability is that give you one of their panel solicitors where you take up the "fee-free" deal. Call the mortgage company to explore if they offer you a cash alternative. Some lenders have previously offered a £250 cashback as an alternative in which case that money can go towards your preferred conveyancing solicitor near Wigston.

If you had a top tip for choosing a conveyancing solicitor in Wigston what would it be?

Do not opt for the cheapest Wigston conveyancing quote. You really do get what you’re paying for when it comes to conveyancing solicitors. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.

Are all Wigston Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the Aldermore conveyancing panel?

A selection of lenders now make use of the accreditation scheme as the kick off point for Panel membership such as HSBC and Santander. CQS membership however is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless,the CML have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for solicitor practices wishing to join their approved list of conveyancing solicitors.

I was told two weeks ago that my mortgage has been agreed to by Virgin Money. Is it usual for Virgin Money to only issue the offer once my solicitor in Wigston is approved on their conveyancing panel? Virgin Money have asked my solicitor to see a copy of their Professional Indemnity Insurance Schedule.

Mortgage companies tend not to not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Virgin Money to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.

I used Arc property Solicitors a few years ago for my conveyancing in Wigston. Now, I need the documents however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Wigston of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

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