Recently contacted my conveyancing lawyer in Wimbledon who conducted the legals 18 months ago asking for a conveyancing costs illustration based on the same type of house sale & purchase (a leasehold premises and a freehold premises) of almost identical values with a mortgage from Birmingham Midshires. I am now being charged twice the amount. Better the devil I know or should I seek out a cheaper online conveyancer?
The costs illustration is fractionally on the high side. Where you are prepared to spend time comparing costs you might trim some of the cost by say £125. That being said, assuming were content with the assistance the firm provided you mightcome to rue choosing an an untested solicitor. Don't forget to ensure that the conveyancer can represent Birmingham Midshires. Do make use of our search tool to find a Wimbledon conveyancing firm on the Birmingham Midshires approved list of lawyers, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Wimbledon.
We note that you have a search directory listing law firms on the HSBC conveyancing panel. Do firms pay you a commission if I instruct them for our conveyancing in Wimbledon?
We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the HSBC conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Wimbledon.
It has been three months since my purchase conveyancing in Wimbledon completed. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £215,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the premises from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
Due to the advice of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Wimbledon ahead of retaining lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold element to the house. Our surveyor advised that some mortgage companies may refuse to issue a loan on a flying freehold home.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different instructions from Birmingham Midshires. If you contact us we can check via the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Wimbledon. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Wimbledon to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.
I have just started marketing my garden flat in Wimbledon.Conveyancing is yet to be initiated however I have just had a quarterly service charge invoice – Do I pay up?
It best that you pay the maintenance contribution as usual because all rents and maintenance payments will be apportionedon completion, so you will be reimbursed by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process