My family solicitor has sent a quote for £1350 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Glan Conwy. I am selling a Georgian property for £175,000. Are these conveyancing fees excessive? Is it in excess of what I should be paying for conveyancing in Glan Conwy?
The charges are a little high. If you shop around you may be able to get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by say £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, you couldcome to rue opting for an an unknown conveyancer. Don't forget to enquire the firm can act for your lender. You can use our comparison tool to get a quote a Glan Conwy conveyancing company on the lender’s approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Glan Conwy.
I understand that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Am I compelled to have this when buying a residence in Glan Conwy? or I am told that there is a law dating back centuries that could mean that owners of property residing in a parish church boundary will be compelled to contribute towards maintenance to the chancel in proximity to the church. Is this applicable for conveyancing in Glan Conwy?
Unless a previous purchase of the house took place post 12 October 2013 you can assume that conveyancing practitioners conducting conveyancing in Glan Conwy to continue to propose a a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.
I am looking for a ground for flat up to £195,000 and found one round the corner in Glan Conwy I like with a park and railway links nearby, however it's only got 61 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Glan Conwy for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a mistake purchasing a lease with such few years left?
If you require a home loan that many years may be problematic. Discount the price by the anticipated lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the existing proprietor has owned the premises for at least twenty four months you may request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term and have £0 ground rent by law. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer concerning this.
I have been pointed in your direction by three or four local selling agents in Glan Conwy to get a quote from a solicitor on your site. What’s the financial upside for Estate Agents to offer your lawyers rather than another?
We don’t offer any commission for pointing buyers and sellers our way. We found it would be just too difficult a fee because members of the public would think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why am I not getting any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.
My husband and I are FTB’s - agreed a price, but the estate agent has warned us that the seller will only move forward if we instruct the agent's recommended solicitors as they need a ‘quick sale’. We would rather use a high street solicitor with experience of conveyancing in Glan Conwy
We suspect that the seller is unaware of this requirement. If they desire ‘a quick sale', turning down a motivated purchaser is not the way to achieve this. Speak to the vendors direct and make the point that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances arranged © you are chain free (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)however you intend to instruct your own,trusted Glan Conwy conveyancing solicitors - not the ones that will give their negotiator at the agency a commission or hit his conveyancing thresholds set by corporate headquarters.
A couple of weeks ago I was told by my mortgage company that their panel lawyers work on no completion no fee basis for conveyancing in Glan Conwy. I had a purchase abort yet the conveyancers want search fees! They say the fees are nothing to do with their fees!
Glan Conwy conveyancing search costs are disbursements not solicitors fees as these are payable to independent parties.