Is there a reason to instruct a Adamsdown conveyancing company when web based alternatives are cheap by comparison?

Its a good idea to get 2 or 3 like-for-like quotes for conveyancing costs in Adamsdown and you should seek a competitive fee calculation but don’t expend your energy scouring the internet for the cheapest Adamsdown conveyancer. Identifying the right conveyancer can be the difference between a seamless and a frustrating home move. It is important that you ensure that you have expert advice from an experienced conveyancer. An e-mail can never take the place of a phone conversation and are no substitute for a face to face appointment. The firms that we work with will appoint you a qualified and top rated conveyancing solicitor that will handle your conveyancing from start to finish, providing a level of hand holding that you will never get with an internet conveyancer. He or She will contact you regularly to update you on any developments making sure that you are regularly updated. If you ever need to call the office you will know who you need to speak to and we'll endeavour to make sure that you are in the know.

When it comes to mortgage companies such as TSB, do Adamsdown lawyers face a fee to be on the conveyancing panel?

We are unaware of any bank fees to register on their panel, although some do charge an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel application.

My wife and I are in the process of viewing houses in Adamsdown and I am about to put in an offer. Is it too early to have a solicitor in place? I will be getting a home loan with Virgin Money.

It would be wise to instigate your search sooner rather than later. After you have chosen your lawyer and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and pass their contact information on to the EA. Given that you are obtaining a mortgage with Virgin Money, ask your prospective lawyers if they are on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel otherwise they can't do the mortgage legal work.

After months of negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Adamsdown. My mortgage broker recommended their conveyancers. I paid an upfront payment of £200. Soon after, the conveyancer called me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the Skipton 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 Skipton 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.

I used Action Conveyancing several years ago for my conveyancing in Adamsdown. Now, I need the documents but cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing 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 Adamsdown 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.

I am purchasing my first flat in Adamsdown with a loan from Skipton Building Society. The builders would not move on the price so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of extras instead. The sale representative told me not inform my solicitor about this deal as it may impact my loan with Skipton Building Society. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the builder of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

Why is New Build conveyancing in Adamsdown more expensive?

Conveyancing in Adamsdown for recently converted or new build homes often involve adoption of highways & drains, building regulations approval, planning permission, new build warranties such NHBC as well as additional investigations and contractual considerations.