Just contacted my conveyancing lawyer in Monken Hadley who completed the legal work 18 months ago asking for a conveyancing quote based on the same type of home move (a leasehold property and a freehold property) of similar values with a mortgage from The Mortgage Works. It looks as though am now being charged double. Stick with what I know or do I try and find an alternative conveyancer?
The estimate does seem a little steep. Where you are prepared to spend time contrasting quotes you may be able to decrease the fees marginally by say £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, if you were satisfied with the assistance the firm gave you maylive to rue choosing an an untested lawyer. Remember to check that the solicitor can represent The Mortgage Works. You can utilise our search tool to choose a Monken Hadley conveyancing firm on the The Mortgage Works approved list of lawyers, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Monken Hadley.
Please could you recommend a Barclays Direct approved Monken Hadley conveyancing firm finish our house move within less than a month? Would it be better to use a high street Monken Hadley conveyancer or a national firm?
We would be happy to suggest some excellent Monken Hadley conveyancing firms. You can also walk up the main road in Monken Hadley. Approach a couple of firms and ask to speak with a conveyancing solicitor for a fee estimate. Discuss your requirements together with your reasons and ask for an assurance on speed. Select the lawyer that appears most efficient.
As a novice what is the most important advice you can give me regarding purchase conveyancing in Monken Hadley?
Not many law firms shout this from the rooftops but conveyancing in Monken Hadley or throughout England and Wales is an adversarial process. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there exists lots of opportunity for friction between you and others involved in the transaction. For instance, the vendor, selling agent and sometimes the lender. Selecting a lawyer for your conveyancing in Monken Hadley is a critical decision as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the SOLE party in the process whose interest is to protect your legal interests and to keep you safe.
Sometimes a potential adversary may attempt to sway you that it is in your interests to do things their way. For instance, the estate agent may claim to be assisting by claiming that your conveyancer is dragging his heels. Or your mortgage broker may tell you to do something that is contrary to your lawyers recommendation. You should always trust your lawyer above all other parties when it comes to the legal transfer of property.
Me and my partner are buying a house in Monken Hadley. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a lawyer? At some point we will need to put our life savings 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.
Can I be sure that the Monken Hadley conveyancing solicitor on the Leeds Building Society panel is any good?
When it comes to conveyancing in Monken Hadley seeking recommendations is a sensible start. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one which is cheap as chips. We would always recommend that you speak with the lawyer handling your conveyancing.
After months of negotiation I have agreed a price on an apartment in Monken Hadley. My mortgage broker recommended their conveyancers. I paid an on account payment of £175. A couple of days later, the property lawyer contacted me to say that they were not on the RBS conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the RBS panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
Over the last few months I have been searching for a flat up to £195,000 and identified one round the corner in Monken Hadley I like with a park and station in the vicinity, however it only has 49 years unexpired on the lease. I can't really find anything else in Monken Hadley for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a short lease?
If you require a mortgage that many years may be a potential deal breaker. Discount the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing proprietor has owned the property for a minimum of 2 years you may ask them to start the process of the extension and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor about this.
My step-father has recommend that I use his lawyers for conveyancing in Monken Hadley. Should I use them?
Much as we are happy to recommend a Monken Hadley conveyancing lawyer the ideal way to find a conveyancing solicitor is to seek guidance from friends or family who have actually used the conveyancer you're considering.