My previous conveyancer has quoted £995 for freehold conveyancing in Kent. I’m selling a purpose built detached home for £300,000. Are the quoted fees excessive? Is it above what I should be paying for conveyancing in Kent?
The charges are a bit high. Where you are willing to expend time contrasting prices you may be able to shave off some of the expense by perhaps £100 plus VAT. That being said, you maycome to regret choosing an a cheaper lawyer. Don't forget to ensure the solicitor can also act for your lender. Do utilise our search tool to locate a Kent conveyancing firm on the banks conveyancing panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Kent.
We are about to sign contracts for a property in Kent. We encountered a problem. The loan offer with Platform Home Loans Ltd runs out on 18/6/2024 but the sellers are putting forward a completion date of 20/6/2024. Can one prolong the mortgage offer?
The best person to deal with your issue is your conveyancer who will hopefully determine if they corresponding with the mortgage broker, vendor’s solicitors, property agents or possibly all parties based on what has happend in your transaction to date.
We are purchasing a flat in Kent. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a solicitor? On the day of competition we will need to put 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.
A relative informed me that in purchasing a property in Kent there may be various restrictions preventing external changes to a property. Is this right?
There are a number of properties in Kent which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to external changes. Part of the conveyancing in Kent should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.
We previously selected conveyancing lawyers with offices in Kent on the Barclays solicitor panel. They have just billed me a further fee for the legal aspects of the Barclays mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee set by Barclays?
Provided it is contained in their Terms of Engagement or estimate then yes your lawyer is entitled to charge a fee for this. This fee is not dictated by Barclays but by your Kent solicitor. Plenty of firms on the Barclays panel will quote an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.
We are selling our property in Kent and according to the buyers it appears that there is a possibility that the property was built land that was not decontaminated. A high street Kent conveyancer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the buyers are using a national conveyancing firm rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Kent. Having lived in Kent for three years we know that this is a non issue. Do we contact our local Authority to obtain confirmation that the buyers are looking for.
It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing lawyer currently acting for you. 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)
The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Kent. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.
Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Kent
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Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I have offered on two weeks back in what should have been a simple, chain free conveyancing. Kent is where the house is located. Can you shed any light on this issue?
Flying freeholds in Kent are unusual but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Kent you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds thoroughly. Your bank may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Kent may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.