My previous conveyancer has sent a quote for £1350 for freehold conveyancing in Dover. I am selling a Edwardian house for £200,000. Is this overpriced? Is it in excess of the average fee for conveyancing in Dover?
The estimate does seem marginally steep. Where you are prepared to expend time contrasting charges you may be able to shave off some of the cost by perhaps £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, you maylive to rue opting for an an untested lawyer. Don't forget to ensure that the conveyancer can also act for your mortgage company. Do make use of our comparison tool to choose a Dover conveyancing practice on the lender’s member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Dover.
Will conveyancers ask for money up-front for conveyancing in Dover?
Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Dover your solicitor will ask you put them with funds to cover the the cost of the conveyancing searches. Normally this is called for to cover the fees of the conveyancing searches. When the deposit is as part of the total price then this should be required shortly before exchange of contracts. Any further balance that is needed should be transferred a couple of days ahead of the completion date.
The Dover conveyancing solicitors that just started acting on my purchase in Dover have suddenly shut down. I only went with them because I needed a lawyer on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel and my previous Dover lawyer was not. I gave my credit card details for them to take one hundred and fifty pounds for searches. What are my options?
Assuming that you have an Estate Agent in the equation then inform them immediately so that they advise the vendors that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Hopefully they will be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You will need to appoint new lawyers that are on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new solicitors should be in a position to assist.
How does conveyancing in Dover differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build premises in Dover contact us having been asked by the developer to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the residence is constructed. This is because developers in Dover usually acquire the site, 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 property lawyers 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 Dover or who has acted in the same development.
What does commercial conveyancing in Dover cover?
Dover conveyancing for business premises incorporates a broad array of services, provided by qualified solicitors, relating to business premises. By way of example, this type of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more usually, the assignment of existing leases or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial loans and the termination of leases.
My brother has encouraged me to instruct his conveyancers in Dover. Do I take his advice?
Much as we are happy to recommend a Dover conveyancing lawyer the ideal way to select a conveyancing lawyer is to seek recommendations from friends or family who have actually experience in using the conveyancer you're considering.