My partner’s dad is a property lawyer. I am hopeful that I'll be able to get friends and family fee for conveyancing, but if not, what kind of fees would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Kingsdown?
It’s prudent to get multiple conveyancing quotes. Make use of our search tool on this site. Whilst charges may be different but the service one can expect differ between solicitors as is the case with the vast majority of professional services.
My wife and I have recently appointed a conveyancing solicitor in Kingsdown. I I am struggling to find out if they are on the Lloyds TSB Bank conveyancing panel. Can you assist?
The first thing to do is contact your conveyancer and ask them if they are on the lender panel. Otherwise you can call Lloyds TSB Bank who may be able to assist.
It has been 3 months since my purchase conveyancing in Kingsdown took place. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £170,000. 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 asset 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.
I am buying a new build house in Kingsdown with the aid of help to buy. The builders would not reduce the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The sale representative suggested that I not inform my solicitor about the side-deal as it will affect my mortgage with Alliance & Leicester . Is this normal?.
All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder 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 opted to have a survey done on a house in Kingsdown prior to retaining lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. The surveyor has said that some mortgage companies may refuse to give a mortgage on such a property.
It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different requirements from Halifax. If you e-mail us we can investigate further with the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Kingsdown. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Kingsdown especially if they are acquainted with such properties in Kingsdown.
In my capacity as executor for the estate of my uncle I am disposing of a house in Swansea but I am based in Kingsdown. My conveyancer (based 200 miles awayneeds me to execute a statutory declaration before the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing solicitor in Kingsdown who can attest and place their company stamp on the document?
strictly speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are located in Kingsdown