Just been in touch with my conveyancing lawyer in Woodborough who completed the legal work two years ago and wanted a conveyancing quote based on an identical type of house sale & purchase (a leasehold premises and a freehold property) of almost identical values with a mortgage from Platform Home Loans Ltd. I am now being charged twice the amount. Am I right to be tempted to shop around for an alternative conveyancer?

The costs illustration is fractionally on the expensive side. If you shop around you could get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by say £125. That being said, if you were happy with the service the firm gave you couldlive to rue opting for an a cheaper lawyer. If is important to be sure the solicitor can also act for Platform Home Loans Ltd. You can utilise our search tool to choose a Woodborough conveyancing firm on the Platform Home Loans Ltd approved list of lawyers, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Woodborough.

I am helping my mother sell her flat in Woodborough. Will the conveyancer commission an energy assessment or should I organise this?

After the demise of Home Packs, energy assessments was maintained a required element of selling a property. An energy performance certificate must be commissioned prior to the property being advertised. It is not a task that law firms ordinarily arrange. If you are instructing a Woodborough conveyancing solicitor they may help arrange energy assessments given their contacts with long established local accredited person

When it comes to lenders such as TSB, do Woodborough lawyers have to pay an annual charge to be on the conveyancing panel?

We are unaware of any lender fees to be on their list of approved firms, although some do levy an administration charge to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel submission.

Can I be sure that the Woodborough conveyancing solicitor on the Nationwide panel is any good?

When it comes to conveyancing in Woodborough seeking recommendations is a good start. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one which is cheap as chips. We would always recommend that you speak with the solicitor conducting your conveyancing.

I'm purchasing a new build house in Woodborough with a loan from HSBC Bank. The sellers refused to budge the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of additionals instead. The sale representative suggested that I not inform my conveyancer about this deal as it would affect my mortgage with the lender. 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.

I decided to have a survey carried out on a house in Woodborough ahead of appointing conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold element to the house. Our surveyor advised that some mortgage companies tend refuse to grant a mortgage on a flying freehold house.

It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different instructions from Halifax. Should you wish to telephone us we can check with the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Woodborough. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Woodborough especially if they are acquainted with such properties in Woodborough.

How straightforward is it to use the search facility to locate a conveyancing solicitor in Woodborough on the panel for my bank?

Step one is to select a mortgage company such as Birmingham Midshires, Barnsley Building Society or Aldermore then type in your preferred area a common one being Woodborough. Conveyancing organisations in Woodborough and further afield will then be identified.