Our family lawyer has sent a quote for £995 for no sale no fee conveyancing in Golders Green. I’m hoping to sell a modern house for £225,000. Are the quoted fees excessive? Is it in excess of the norm for conveyancing in Golders Green?
The estimate does seem a tad steep. If you are content to spend time contrasting costs you may be able to trim some of the expense by perhaps £125. On the other hand, you mightcome to rue choosing an an unknown lawyer. Don't forget to enquire the firm can act for your mortgage company. Do utilise our search tool to find a Golders Green conveyancing company on the lender’s member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Golders Green.
At what point will exchange of contracts take place for sale conveyancing in Golders Green and do I need to be at the conveyancers office?
If you are local to our conveyancing solicitors in Golders Green you are welcome to come in to sign documents. However, the lender approved solicitors we work with supply a national conveyancing service and give as equally diligent and professional a job for you when dealing with you electronically. The executing of the contract is not the critical part. A signed contract is just a prerequisite for the firm to exchange contracts when the time is right, which will usually be very shortly after signing. The procedure is is usually a five minute process, although where an extended "chain" is involved, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Golders Green)to be in the office at the appropriate time.
My wife and I are purchasing a flat in Golders Green. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a lawyer? On the day of competition we have to put funds into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our monies?
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.
My offer was accepted on an apartment in Golders Green on 2/1/2025, valuation was booked 3 days after, all came back fine. Property lawyer appointed, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to Virgin Money and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. Are Virgin Money entitled to hold back the Mortgage pending the lawyer being on the approved list?
A lender would not issue a mortgage until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for Virgin Money to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
My offer on a semi in Golders Green has been agreed to, but there is a chain. The vendors have offered on somewhere, but it’s not yet agreed to, and are looking at other properties booked. I have instructed a bricks and mortar conveyancing solicitor in Golders Green. What do I do now? When should I get the mortgage application with Virgin Money started?
It is usual to have concerns where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to incur expenses prematurely (home loan application is approx one thousand pounds, then valuation, Golders Green conveyancing search fees, etc). First, you must check that your solicitor is on the Virgin Money approved list. Regarding the subsequent phase this very much dictated by the uniqueness of your case, motivation for the property and on the state of the market. In a rising market many buyers would apply for a home loan with Virgin Money and pay for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they ask their conveyancer to proceed with the conveyancing in Golders Green.
Despite weeks of looking the Title Certificate and documents to my house can not be found. The lawyers who did the conveyancing in Golders Green 5 years ago no longer exist. What do I do?
You no longer need to have the physical original deeds to evidence that you own the land or premises, as the Land Registry hold details of all registered land or property electronically.
I decided to have a survey completed on a property in Golders Green in advance of retaining solicitors. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. My surveyor advised that some banks may not issue a loan on this type of home.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Santander has different instructions from Halifax. Should you wish to telephone us we can look into this further with the appropriate mortgage company. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Golders Green. Conveyancing will be smoother if you use a solicitor in Golders Green especially if they are familiar with such properties in Golders Green.
I am using a search engine for the words cheap conveyancing in Golders Green it reveals numerous solicitorslocally. With so much choice what is the best way to find the right solicitor for me?
The preferential way of seeking a suitable conveyancer is through a trusted referral, so enquire of colleagues and those you trust who have purchased a property in Golders Green or a respected estate agent or mortgage broker. Charges for conveyancing in Golders Green differ, so it's a good idea to obtain a minimum of three fee calculations from varying types of law firms. Dont forget to clarify what costs in the quote includes.