My family lawyer has given a fee estimate £1700 for freehold conveyancing in Abbey Wood. I’m hoping to downsize from a modern house for £200,000. This sounds over the top. Is it above what I should be paying for conveyancing in Abbey Wood?
The estimate does seem a tad steep. If you are prepared to spend time contrasting quotes you might decrease the fees slightly by as much as £100 plus VAT. That being said, you mightlive to regret choosing an an untested lawyer. Remember to be sure that the conveyancer can represent your mortgage company. You can employ our comparison tool to find a Abbey Wood conveyancing practice on the lender’s approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Abbey Wood.
Having sold my house in Abbey Wood last February yet the purchaser is calling daily to say their conveyancer needs to hear from mine. What should have happened now that I have sold?
Following your disposal your lawyer should deliver the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the buyer’s conveyancer. Depending on the transaction, your lawyer must also send confirmation that the legal charge in favour of the lender has been discharged to the purchasers solicitors. There are no post completion tasks peculiar conveyancing in Abbey Wood.
I have a decision in principle. The bank mentioned the mortgage came with free conveyancing. Is the implication that I have to appoint their panel solicitor as I would much rather use a Abbey Wood based conveyancing firm?
Do check but the chances are that give you one of their panel solicitors if you accept the "fee-free" deal. Speak to the mortgage company to check if they offer you a cash alternative. It is not unheard for a lender to give a £250 cashback as a further option in which case that money can go towards the cost for your conveyancing solicitor in Abbey Wood.
What does a local search tell me regarding the house I am buying in Abbey Wood?
Abbey Wood conveyancing often commences with the applying for local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search company such as Searchflow The local search is essential in every Abbey Wood conveyancing purchase; that is if you don’t want any nasty surprises after you move into your new home. The search will reveal information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of thirteen topic sections.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up as part of conveyancing in Abbey Wood?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Abbey Wood. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’
Given that I am about to part with over three hundred thousand on a two bedroom apartment in Abbey Wood I would like to talk to a conveyancer regarding thehouse move prior to instructing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?
This is something that we encourage - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the lawyer due to be doing your property ownership legalities in Abbey Wood.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important person, not a file reference. The law firms that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are provided with for your conveyancing in Abbey Wood should be the figure that you end up paying.