Recently been in touch with my conveyancing solicitor in Coombe who conducted the legals two years ago requesting a conveyancing quote based on an identical type of house move (a leasehold property and a freehold premises) of similar values with a loan from Alliance & Leicester . It looks as though am now being charged twice the amount. Should I look for a cheaper internet property lawyer?
The estimate does seem a tad steep. If you shop around you may be able to reduce the fees marginally by perhaps a hundred pounds. That being said, assuming were pleased with the service the firm offered you couldlive to rue choosing an an unknown lawyer. Remember to be sure that the conveyancer can represent Alliance & Leicester . Do utilise our search tool to select a Coombe conveyancing firm on the Alliance & Leicester conveyancing panel, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Coombe.
My wife and I are buying a apartment in Coombe. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a lawyer? At some point we will need to deposit money into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our deposit?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
Are all Coombe Conveyancing Quality Solicitors on the Yorkshire BS conveyancing list of approved solicitors?
Some major lenders now utilise the accreditation scheme as the starting point for Panel membership such as HSBC and Santander. The Law Society’s CQS membership however is no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. Nevertheless,the Council of Mortgage Lenders have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for firms wishing to remain on their approved list of firms.
We previously instructed solicitors based in Coombe on the Principality solicitor approved list. They are now charging me a further fee for the legal aspects of the Principality mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by Principality?
Provided it is contained in their Terms and Conditions or estimate then yes your property lawyer may levy a fee for this. The fee is not dictated by Principality but by your Coombe lawyer. Some firms on the Principality panel will levy ’dealing with mortgage’ fee and others do not.
Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly picked up during conveyancing in Coombe?
Covenants that are restrictive in nature can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Coombe. 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…’
My step-father has recommend that I instruct his conveyancing solicitors in Coombe. Should I use them?
No doubt the best way to find a conveyancing lawyer is to get recommendations from friends or family who have previously instructed the solicitor that you are are thinking of instructing.
I’m about to sell my ground floor apartment in Coombe. Conveyancing has not commenced, but I have just had a yearly maintenance charge demand – Do I pay up?
It best that you discharge the service charge as usual given that all ground rent and service payments will be allotted on completion, so you will be reimbursed by the buyer for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.
Following months of negotiations we simply can't agree with our landlord on how much the lease extension should cost for our flat in Coombe. Can we issue an application to the Residential Property Tribunal Service?
in cases where there is a absentee freeholder or where there is dispute about what the lease extension should cost, under the relevant statutes it is possible to make an application to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) to make a decision on the price payable.
An example of a Lease Extension matter before the tribunal for a Coombe flat is Flat D 15 Claremont Gardens in September 2013. TheTribunal determined in accordance with section48 and Schedule13 of the Leasehold Reform,Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 that the premium for the extended lease should be fourteen thousand one hundred and eighty seven pounds (£14,187.00) This case was in relation to 1 flat.
A couple of months ago I was told by my lender that their panel conveyancers work on no move no charge basis for conveyancing in Coombe. I had a purchase abort and now the lawyers have invoiced for search fees! They say the fees are independent!
Coombe conveyancing search fees are disbursements not legal costs as these are due to independent parties.