My fiance’s mother is a conveyancing practitioner. I am hopeful that I will be offered friends and family rates for conveyancing, However if that does not come materialise, what level of costs would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Willingham?
You should compare pricing. Make use of our search tool on this page. You will notice that charges do vary but service levels do differ between property lawyers as is the case with the vast majority of professional services.
Completed the sale of my flat in Willingham last March yet the purchaser is Skype messaging every few hours to moan that her solicitor needs to hear from mylawyer. What should my lawyer have done following completion?
After completion of your sale your lawyer should forward the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s solicitors. If applicable, your lawyer should also confirm that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been repaid to the purchasers lawyers. There is unlikely to be post completion requirements peculiar conveyancing in Willingham.
My lawyer in Willingham has never been on on the Nottingham Building Society Approved Panel. Is it possible for me to retain my family solicitor even though they are excluded from the Nottingham Building Society list of approved lawyers?
The limited options open to you here include:
- Complete the purchase with your existing Willingham solicitors but Nottingham Building Society will need to use a solicitor on their list of acceptable firms. This will result in additional total conveyancing fees as well as cause delays.
- Find a new solicitor to to deal with the conveyancing, remembering to check they are Nottingham Building Society approved.
- Try to convince your Nottingham Building Society based solicitor to attempt to join the Nottingham Building Society panel
Completion of my remortgage has taken place for my property in Willingham. Conveyancing was of an acceptable standard but I feel I should register my dissatisfaction about the lender. Who do I contact should I wish to lodge a complaint?
Most lenders have complaints procedures. Your first point of contact should be one of the lender’s branches or the Customer Services Team at head office. We understand that complaints to a lender are resolved very quickly. However if you are not satisfied that the matter is not resolved you can write to Financial Ombudsman Service with full details of your complaint.
Planning on purchasing a apartment in Willingham. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Lender if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the Nottingham conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Willingham conveyancer is on the Nottingham conveyancing panel.
Having digested plenty of house buying guides, I note that it is considered advisable to get your house surveyed prior to buying it. When I asked my local Willingham solicitor - who is on the RBS conveyancing panel - on this she said they don't do this and I need to contract an independent surveyor. is that correct?
RBS will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually RBS will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. You may wish to consider appointing your own Willingham surveyor to carry out a survey or prepare a home buyers report on the property. It is up to you to satisfy yourself that the property is structurally sound before you buy it. If the survey or report reveals that building work is needed, you should tell your solicitor. You may wish to renegotiate with the seller.
My fiance is purchasing a garden flat in Willingham. He has received an estimate by the conveyancing practitioner suggested by the selling agents totaling £1300 . It was ten years ago I sold and purchased a house and the bill was £600. Have costs really increased to that extent?
We would recommend that you call a few local Willingham conveyancing firms requesting prices. You should base your choice not just on cost, but on promptness and on how comprehensive the reply is.