I was recommended to a conveyancer who has sent a quote for £995 for freehold conveyancing in Chantry. I am selling a Victorian house for £225,000. This appears expensive. Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Chantry?
The costs illustration is fractionally on the high side. If you are happy to spend time contrasting charges you may be able to decrease the fees slightly by say £125. On the other hand, you couldlive to regret choosing an an unknown conveyancer. Remember to ensure that the firm can act for your mortgage company. You can employ our comparison tool to choose a Chantry conveyancing practice on the banks approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Chantry.
Can conveyancing in Chantry to be completed inside 3 weeks?
In a situation where you are under time constraints to complete it is advisable to make sure that your solicitor is familiar with the location as they will have local contacts and insight. It is possible that they would have handled previoushouses in the same street. You would be best advised to use a Chantry conveyancing lawyer. In addition, make sure that the conveyancing firm is on the on the approved list for your mortgage company. It is said that just under twenty per cent of Chantry conveyancing deals are suspended or jeopardised after discovering a purchaser’s solicitor was not on their banks list of approved solicitors. This can often result in the legal process being delayed by almost 21 days. It is claimed that this issue impacts approximately 100,000 home sales every year. Most Chantry conveyancing firms can not act for certain lenders so do check at the outset.
Just had an offer accepted on a new build apartment in Chantry. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.
Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Chantry
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The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Please supply a car parking plan. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided.
I have been advised by three or four local selling agents in Chantry to select a property lawyer on your site. What’s the financial incentive for Estate Agents to recommend your services rather than a competitor’s?
We don’t offer any financial incentive for sending work our way. We found it would be just too difficult a fee as home movers will think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not getting any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.
In my capacity as executor for the estate of my grandfather I am selling a house in Neath but I am based in Chantry. My conveyancer (approximately 260 kilometers from mehas requested that I sign a statutory declaration ahead of the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Chantry to attest this legal document for me?
Technically speaking you should not be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or qualified solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are located in Chantry
Is planning consent needed to change a single dwelling into a couple of flats in Chantry? This has occurred to a house opposite to my home in Chantry and was not aware of it happening until it was finished.
Planning consent is needed for splitting a single dwelling in Chantry into apartments but probably not for converting back to single dwelling-house so, in answer to your query, yes,a it is needed.