My previous conveyancer has sent a quote for £1350 for freehold conveyancing in Enderby. I’m looking to sell a modern detached home for £225,000. Are these estimated fees excessive? Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Enderby?
The quote is slightly on the expensive side. If you shop around you could get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by say a hundred pounds. On the other hand, you mightlive to rue choosing an an unknown conveyancer. Don't forget to enquire that the firm can represent your bank. You can utilise our comparison tool to select a Enderby conveyancing company on the banks approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Enderby.
My husband and I changing mortgage lender for our apartment in Enderby with Kent Reliance. We have a son 18 who lives with us. Our solicitor requested us to identify anyone over the age of 17 other than ourselves who lives in the flat. Our lawyer has now e-mailed a document for our son to sign, giving up any rights in the event that the flat is forfeited by the lender. I have two questions (1) Is this document specific to the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel as he did not need to sign this form when we remortgaged 5 years ago (2) Does our son by signing this extinguish his rights to inherit the property?
On the face of it your lawyer has done nothing wrong as it is established procedure for any occupier who is aged 17 or over to sign the necessary Consent Form, which is purely to state that any rights he has in the property are postponed and secondary to Kent Reliance. This is solely used to protect Kent Reliance if the property were re-possessed so that in such circumstances, your son would be legally obliged to leave. It does not impact your son’s right to inherit the apartment. Please note that if your son were to inherit and the mortgage in favour of Kent Reliance had not been discharged, he would be liable to take over the loan or pay it off, but other than that, there is nothing stopping him from keeping the property in accordance with your will or the rules of intestacy.
I used Stirling Law a few years ago for my conveyancing in Enderby. I now require my papers but the law firm has closed. What do I do?
Do contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Enderby of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
How does conveyancing in Enderby differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build or newly converted property in Enderby contact us having been asked by the developer to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is constructed. This is because developers in Enderby usually acquire the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Enderby or who has acted in the same development.
I have been pointed in your direction by a couple of local property agents in Enderby to find a conveyancer on your site. What’s the financial incentive for Estate Agents to recommend your lawyers ahead of another?
We don’t give any commission for pointing buyers and sellers our way. We found it would be just too difficult to pay a commission as a client could think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not receiving any benefit too?’ We would prefer to grow our business on genuine recommendations.
Should I use a Enderby conveyancing solicitor who is local to the property I am hoping to buy? I have an old university friend who can carry out the legal work however they are based 300miles drive away.
The primary upside of using a local Enderby conveyancing firm is that you can pop in to sign paperwork, deliver your identification documents and apply pressure on them if necessary. Having local Enderby know how is a benefit. However nothing is more important than finding someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If you know people who instructed your friend and the majority were content that should trump using an unfamiliar Enderby conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being based in the area.