Can I use your services to recommend a Conveyancing solicitor in St Albans even where I’m not purchasing or disposing of a house, for example where I intend to acquire a shop in St Albans with a mortgage from Bank of Scotland?
Our comparison service is primarily there to get a quote from domestic conveyancing solicitors in St Albans but we have set out towards the end of this page some St Albans commercial conveyancing firms. You should speak with the company directly to check if they can also act for Bank of Scotland
After reading consumer advice sites for a conveyancing solicitor in St Albans, most post that I must use a CQS kitemarked lawyer. What is CQS?
The Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) provides a recognised quality standard for residential conveyancing practices issued by the Law Society. Membership achievement establishes a level of credibility for member firms with stakeholders (regulators, lenders, insurers and consumers) based upon: * the integrity of the senior responsible officer and other key conveyancing staff * the firm's adherence to good practice management standards * compliance with best practice conveyancing processes through the scheme protocol It includes numerous firms who perform conveyancing in St Albans.
What can a local search inform me regarding the property my wife and I purchasing in St Albans?
St Albans conveyancing often commences with the applying for local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company for example Onsearch The local search is essential in every St Albans conveyancing purchase; that is if you don’t want any nasty surprises after you move into your property. The search will supply data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of 13 subject headings.
What is different about your site and other online quote calculators when it comes to conveyancing in St Albans?
At this site receive a conveyancing costs illustration via a Solicitor or Licensed Conveyancer that appreciates the nuances for your conveyancing in St Albans. Unlike many estate agents and brokerage sites we are not in the business of charging firms a commission if you choose them for your home move in St Albans
I have been sourcing a conveyancing lawyer in St Albans for my remortgage. Is there any facility to review a firm’s record with the profession’s regulator?
You can review documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations resulting from investigations from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find information about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's history, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For non-uk callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator may recorded telephone calls for training requirements.
I’m about to sell my basement flat in St Albans. Conveyancing solicitors are to be appointed soon, but I have recently had a yearly maintenance charge invoice – what should I do?
The sensible thing to do is clear the invoice as normal as all ground rent and service payments should be allotted on completion, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the subsequent invoice date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer unless the service charges have been paid and are up to date, so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. This will smooth the conveyancing process.
I own a leasehold flat in St Albans, conveyancing formalities finalised in 2010. How much will my lease extension cost? Equivalent flats in St Albans with a long lease are worth £202,000. The ground rent is £60 levied per year. The lease finishes on 21st October 2081
With only 56 years unexpired we estimate the premium for your lease extension to span between £29,500 and £34,000 as well as plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.
The suggested premium range above a general guide to costs for renewing a lease, but we cannot give you the actual costs in the absence of detailed investigations. You should not use this information in a Notice of Claim or as an informal offer. There may be other issues that need to be considered and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. Please do not take any other action placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.