As a novice what is the most important advice you can impart regarding purchase conveyancing in Yorkshire Dales?

You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Yorkshire Dales and elsewhere in England and Wales is an adversarial experience. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there is plenty of opportunity for confrontation between you and other parties involved in the legal transfer of property. E.g., the seller, estate agent and on occasion the lender. Choosing a lawyer for your conveyancing in Yorkshire Dales an important selection as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the SOLE party in the transaction whose responsibility is to protect your best interests and to protect you.

Sometimes a third party with a vested interest may try and convince you that you should follow their advice. For instance, the estate agent may claim to be helping by claiming that your lawyer is dragging his heels. Or your financial adviser may tell you to do something that is contrary to your conveyancers advice. You should always trust your lawyer above all other parties when it comes to the legal transfer of property.

Is there a search tool that I can utilise to check that the solicitor conducting my conveyancing in Yorkshire Dales is on the mortgage lender’sconveyancing panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Accord Mortgages Ltd thus paying £175.00 in additional legal bill.

Feel free to take advantage of the find a conveyancing panel solicitor tool on this web page. Pick the lender and type ‘Yorkshire Dales’ or your preferred area and you will be presented with numerous solicitors located in Yorkshire Dales or by proximity to you.

How does conveyancing in Yorkshire Dales differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build residence in Yorkshire Dales contact us having been asked by the seller to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is ready to move into. This is because developers in Yorkshire Dales tend to buy the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Yorkshire Dales or who has acted in the same development.

I have been recommended by a number of estate agents in Yorkshire Dales to get a quote from a solicitor using your seach tool. Is there a financial incentive for Estate Agents to offer your lawyers ahead of another?

We don’t make any commission for directing people to this site. We found it would be just too difficult a fee because members of the public would think, ‘How come the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not getting any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.

I need to appoint a conveyancing solicitor for some conveyancing in Yorkshire Dales. I have discover a site which looks to be the perfect solution If it is possible to get all the legals done via web that would be ideal. Do I need to be wary? What are the potential pitfalls?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?