My family lawyer has sent a quote for £1400 for leasehold conveyancing in Belvedere. I am hoping to downsize from a purpose built property for £150,000. Is this overpriced? Is it above the norm for conveyancing in Belvedere?
The charges are a little high. If you shop around you could reduce the fees slightly by perhaps £125. On the other hand, you couldlive to regret choosing an an unknown lawyer. Remember to check that the solicitor can act for your lender. You can utilise our comparison tool to choose a Belvedere conveyancing firm on the lender’s approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Belvedere.
As someone not used to the Belvedere conveyancing process what’s the number one tip you can give me for the legal transfer of property in Belvedere
You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Belvedere and elsewhere in England and Wales is often a confrontational process. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there is an abundance of room for confrontation between you and other parties involved in the house moving process. E.g., the vendor, selling agent and sometimes a mortgage company. Selecting a solicitor for your conveyancing in Belvedere an important selection as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the SOLE person in the process whose interest is to protect your best interests and to protect you.
Every so often a potential adversary may attempt to sway you that you should follow their advice. For example, the selling agent may claim to be assisting by suggesting your lawyer is slow. Or your mortgage broker may try to convince you to do take action that is against your conveyancers recommendation. You should always trust your lawyer above all other parties when it comes to the legal transfer of property.
It has been 2 months since my purchase conveyancing in Belvedere concluded. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £180,000. 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 property 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.
Due to the guidance of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Belvedere prior to instructing solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. Our surveyor has said that some lenders tend refuse to grant a loan on a flying freehold premises.
It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different instructions from Halifax. Should you wish to call us we can look into this further via the relevant mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Belvedere. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Belvedere to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.
Given that I will soon part with over three hundred thousand on 3 bedroom house in Belvedere I wish to have a conversation with the lawyer concerning theconveyancing in advance of giving the go ahead to the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?
This is something that we recommend - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you speaking to the lawyer due to be doing your conveyancing in Belvedere.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is unique person, not a file number. The law firms that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are quoted for residential conveyancing in Belvedere should be the amount on the final invoice that you end up paying.
My father-in-law mentioned that when selecting a conveyancing lawyer they must be approved by your mortgage company. It happens to be my first home move but I have an AIP via Virgin Money and I already have a family conveyancing solicitor in Belvedere on standby. Can Santander insist on an approved conveyancer to be used? If so, where do I find that list so I can appoint a conveyancing solicitor in Belvedere?
You need to choose a solicitor that is on the Santander panel. Simply ring your chosen Belvedere conveyancing lawyer to check if they are on the Santander panel. If they are not on the panel you have numerous options available to you here:
- Complete the purchase with your chosen Belvedere conveyancing practitioner but Santander will undoubtedly appoint a property lawyer from their approved panel. This will result in additional fees and likely delay.
- Choose a new property lawyer to act in the purchase, ensuring that they are on the Santander conveyancing panel.
- Convince your conveyancing practitioner to seek to join the lender panel.