Recently been in touch with my conveyancing solicitor in Shiremoor who conducted the legals two years ago and wanted a conveyancing costs illustration based on the same type of home move (a leasehold residence and a freehold property) of almost identical values with a home loan from Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. I am now being quoted twice the amount. Am I right to be tempted to shop around for a cheaper internet property lawyer?
The charges seem a little high. Where you are happy to spend time contrasting quotes you might get the conveyancing a bit cheaper by say a hundred pounds. On the other hand, assuming were satisfied with the service the firm provided you couldcome to regret choosing an an unknown conveyancer. Remember to check the solicitor can act for Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. You can make use of our search tool to find a Shiremoor conveyancing firm on the Norwich and Peterborough Building Society approved list of lawyers, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Shiremoor.
When it comes to lenders such as HSBC, do Shiremoor conveyancing practitioners face an annual charge to be on the conveyancing panel?
We are unaware of any lender fees to register on their list of approved firms, although some do charge an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.
Can I be sure that the Shiremoor conveyancing solicitor on the RBS panel is any good?
When it comes to conveyancing in Shiremoor obtaining 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 advise that you speak with the solicitor conducting your conveyancing.
I had an offer accepted on an apartment in Shiremoor on 24/4/2025, valuation was booked 2 days after, received a clean bill of health. Conveyancer retained, so all that was missing was my mortgage offer. Having made daily calls to HSBC and chasing them on my offer, I have now been told that my offer will not be issued unless the lawyer is on the HSBC conveyancing panel. Can the lender hold off the offer?
Mortgage companies tend not to not issue an offer until they have details of a lawyer on their panel. It can take a few weeks for HSBC to deal with your lawyer's application to be on the HSBC conveyancing panel. There's no guarantee that your solicitor will be accepted.
Various online forums that I have come across warn that are the main cause of obstruction in Shiremoor house deals. Is that correct?
The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) published conclusions of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not feature within the most frequent causes of hindrances during the legal transfer of property. Searches are unlikely to be the root cause of delay in conveyancing in Shiremoor.
I'm converting the mortgage on my existing property to a BTL mortgage with Godiva Mortgages Ltd and I will use the rest of the raised equity as a down payment on further property. The area we are looking at is Shiremoor. Will your conveyancers be able to act for the two banks and tie in the transactions?
Do use our search tool on this page to be sure that the solicitors are on the appropriate lender panels. Having checked that they are the solicitor should be able to connect the two transactions but you should talk with you solicitor and make clear your desired outcome and needs.
We're novice buyers - agreed a price, yet the agent advised that the seller will only go ahead if we appoint their recommended conveyancers as they need an ‘expedited deal’. My instinct tells me that we should use a family solicitor who is familiar with conveyancing in Shiremoor
We suspect that the owner is not behind this demand. Should the owner desire ‘a quick sale', alienating a genuine buyer is is going to put the whole deal at risk. Avoid the agents and go straight to the sellers and explain that (a)you are keen to buy (b)you are excited to move forward, with finances arranged © you have nothing to sell (d) you intend to proceed fast (e)however you intend to appoint your own,trusted Shiremoor conveyancing firm - not the ones that will give their negotiator at the agency a commission or hit his conveyancing thresholds set by senior management.
Are Shiremoor conveyancing solicitors duty bound by the Law Society to supply clear conveyancing figures?
Contained within the Solicitors Code of Conduct are prescriptive rules and regulations as to how the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) allow solicitors to publicise their charges to clients.The Law Society have a practice note giving advice on how to publicise transparent charges to avoid breaching any such rule. Practice notes are not legal advice issued by the Law Society and is not intended as the only standard of good practice a conveyancing solicitor should adhere to. The Practice Note does, nevertheless, represent the Law Society’s perspective of acceptable practice for publicising conveyancing charges, and accordingly it’s a recommended read for any solicitor or conveyancer in Shiremoor or beyond.