We were about to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Edgware recommended using your comparison tool but have come across some other quotes via the web seem less expensive – why is this?
There are a variety of conveyancers offering what appear to be cut price. We would urge you to think twice as to how important this transaction is to you that you are willing to be penny wise pound foolish over the standard of the conveyancing. Some hide additional charges well inside the terms of business. The solicitors that we put forward for conveyancing in Edgware neverbehave this way.
Can you explain why leasehold purchase conveyancing in Edgware is more expensive?
Edgware leasehold conveyancing transactions usually involve additional investigations than freeholds including investigating the Lease, liaising with the Landlord such as serving relevant notices on the Landlord or managing agent, obtaining up-to-date service charge and management information, obtaining Landlord’s consents and reviewing management accounts and formation documents.
I had intended to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Edgware for our house move. Our broker has since notified us that our mortgage lenders Skipton Building Society won't deal with them. Surely this is unfair competition?
A bank will require an approved conveyancer act for it. You would be expected to meet the charges for this. Please make use of our database to find a solicitor to conduct conveyancing in Edgware on the Skipton Building Society conveyancing panel.
We are close to exchanging contracts on the sale of our property in Edgware and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a possibility that the property was built on contaminated land. A high street Edgware lawyer would know that there is no such problem. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers used a national conveyancing practice as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Edgware. We have lived in Edgware for three years we know that this is a non issue. Should we get in touch with our local Authority to obtain confirmation that the buyers are looking for.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing solicitor already. Are they able to advise? You should check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same sickness)
Due to the input of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a house in Edgware prior to retaining solicitors. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. My surveyor has said that some lenders will not give a loan on this type of home.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different instructions for example to Nationwide. If you e-mail us we can look into this further via the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Edgware. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
How do I locate a Edgware solicitor on the Bank of Scotland conveyancing panel? I drive a motor bike and am prepared to travel upto 25miles to meet the solicitor.
You can use the facility on this website. Please select a bank and your location and you will see a number of Edgware conveyancing lawyers based on proximity. We have detailed some Edgware conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can telephone them to verify whether they are on the Bank of Scotland approved list