My previous solicitor has quoted £1200 for leasehold conveyancing in Orpington. I am looking to sell a Edwardian detached home for £225,000. Is this over the top? Is it in excess of the norm for conveyancing in Orpington?
The estimate does seem a tad overpriced. Where you are willing to invest time scrutinising costs you might get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by perhaps £125. That being said, you couldcome to regret opting for an an untested conveyancer. Remember to enquire the firm can also act for your bank. Do use our search tool to choose a Orpington conveyancing company on the banks approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Orpington.
IfI were to acquire a straightforward homein Orpington mortgage fee and dispense with a survey and no conveyancing searches how much should I expect to to save on my conveyancing in Orpington?
The only saving you would make on is the Orpington conveyancing searches. A conveyancer is required to do the vast majority of work - money laundering, correspond with your sellers conveyancing practitioner, SDLT submission, register the title etc. A marginal saving might be made by not needing to register a mortgage however it will not be significant.
Completed the sale of my flat in Orpington last November yet the purchaser is texting me to say her solicitor is waiting to hear from myconveyancer. What are the post completion sale formalities now that I have sold?
Post completion of your sale your lawyer is duty bound to deliver the transfer deeds and all supplemental paperwork to the buyer’s lawyers. Where appropriate, your conveyancer should also confirm that the home loan has been redeemed to the buyers lawyers. There is unlikely to be post completion steps just for conveyancing in Orpington.
I have todaydiscovered that Action Conveyancing have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Orpington for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 18 months ago. How can I be sure that my home is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?
The easiest way to check if the premises is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Orpington conveyancing specialists.
Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold issue on a property I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what should have been a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Orpington is where the house is located. What do you suggest?
Flying freeholds in Orpington are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Orpington 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 Orpington 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.
My conveyancers in Orpington have advised me that no longer have my conveyancing file. At the time of my purchase I took out a mortgage with the mortgage company. Is it case that being on the mortgage company conveyancing panel they need to have retained the file for a prescribed period?
It very much depends from lender to lender but many of the Terms and Conditions of Conveyancing Panel Appointment require the file to be held for a period of 6 years. That being said we have not seen a copy of the lender Conveyancing Panel Terms. It might be worth you contacting the bank directly.