Just contacted my conveyancing lawyer in Kentish Town who acted for me 18 months ago requesting a conveyancing costs illustration based on the same type of house move (a leasehold property and a freehold property) of almost identical values with a loan from Bank of Ireland. It looks as though am now being quoted twice the amount. Am I right to be tempted to shop around for an alternative firm of conveyancing solicitor?
The quote is slightly on the steep side. If you you were to look around you could decrease the fees marginally by as much as £100 plus VAT. That being said, if you were satisfied with the assistance the firm gave you couldcome to rue choosing an a cheaper conveyancer. If is important to check that the conveyancer can represent Bank of Ireland. You can make use of our search tool to choose a Kentish Town conveyancing firm on the Bank of Ireland member panel, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Kentish Town.
Please help. My Kentish Town conveyancer is informing me me that she is duty bound toconduct Kentish Town conveyancing searches asthe firm are on the Santanderconveyancing panel. These Kentish Town searches cost a lot of money can this be avoided?
Unfortunately both you and your lawyer have little choice here. Given that you are taking out a loan with a lender your conveyancing practitioner has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your property lawyer would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your bank’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to comply with the CML Handbook provisions . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out Kentish Town conveyancing searches.
My Solicitor in Kentish Town has never been on on the Lloyds TSB Bank Conveyancing Panel. Can I still use my prefered solicitor even though they are excluded from the Lloyds TSB Bank approved list?
The limited options available to you here include:
- Complete the purchase with your preferred Kentish Town solicitors but Lloyds TSB Bank will need to retain a lawyer on their panel. This will inevitably rack up the total legal charges as well as result in delays.
- Find an alternative lawyer to to deal with the conveyancing, obviously checking they are Lloyds TSB Bank approved.
- Try to convince your Lloyds TSB Bank solicitor to try to join the Lloyds TSB Bank panel
I used Stirling Law a few years ago for my conveyancing in Kentish Town. Now, I need my files but the law firm has closed. What do I do?
Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down 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 Kentish Town of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, 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 Kentish Town differ for new build properties?
Most buyers of new build property in Kentish Town approach us having been asked by the builder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the property is finished. This is because house builders in Kentish Town tend to 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 conveyancers 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 accustomed to new build conveyancing in Kentish Town or who has acted in the same development.
My uncle has recommend that I instruct his lawyers for conveyancing in Kentish Town. Do I follow his guidance?
There are no two ways about it it’s preferable to select a conveyancing practitioner is to seek feedback from friends or relatives who have actually experience in using the firm that you are contemplating using.