We were about to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Dunston listed using your search tool but have come across alternative fee calculations via the web look less pricey – why is this?
There are hundreds of solicitors offering what appear to be very low prices. We would urge you to think twice as to how much you respect your own move to want to take 'cheap' risks concerning the quality of the legal work. Many of them list a budget fee to catch your eye but bury supplemental costs in the small print..
Our son is about to exchange on a house that has just been built in Dunston with a mortgage from Nationwide. His solicitor has said that there is a delay in receiving the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. This document is news to me - what is it and who needs sight of it?
The form is intended to provide information to the main parties involved in the transaction. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the Nationwide conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the surveyor when requested. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the Nationwide conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.
Various web forums that I have come across warn that are a common cause of hinderance in Dunston house deals. Is there any truth in this?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) released findings of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature amongst the common causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Searches are unlikely to be the root cause of holding up conveyancing in Dunston.
How does conveyancing in Dunston differ for newly converted properties?
Most buyers of new build property in Dunston approach us having been asked by the developer to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is finished. This is because house builders in Dunston usually purchase 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 Dunston or who has acted in the same development.
I have been sourcing a conveyancing solicitor in Dunston for my house move. Is there any facility to check a firm’s record with the legal regulator?
You may search for documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions stemming from inquisitions started on or after Jan 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find details about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors history, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For non-uk callers, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA sometimes monitor call for training requirements.
Me and myhusband and I are are looking to find an affordable conveyancing lawyer in Dunston to help me sell my place. I want to avoid being ripped off and there's plenty Dunston conveyancing firms to pick from...who's the best?
To fee estimates for your move from the conveyancing firms that undertakes services in Dunston please use our quote tool.