My best friend’s uncle is a conveyancer. I hope that I'll be able to get friends and family pricing for conveyancing, but if not, what kind of costs would I typically be looking at for conveyancing in Holywell?

It’s advisable to obtain multiple conveyancing quotes. Do use our search tool on this site. You will notice that quotes do contrast greatly but the service one can expect are distinct between law firms as is the case with most professions

We have very assertive sellers who has suggested a lock out contract with a payment two thousand pounds. Is it wise to enter into such agreements?

This kind of preliminary agreement is unusual in Holywell, conveyancers are often found to direct clients away from them as they detract from the main conveyancing focus and if you end up losing your deposit then the lawyer is left exposed. Furthermore, there is no assurance that just because the seller has executed an exclusivity agreement they will sell to you. They may be inclined to break the contract if they are offered sufficient financial inducement to do so because a wronged purchaser with the benefit of a lockout agreement will still be legally obliged to establish consequential losses from the breach and this may not amount to the financial upside that your vendor may secure by breaking the contract, however morally condemnable the behaviour is.

i am purchasing a new build house in Holywell with a loan from . The sellers refused to reduce the amount so I negotiated five thousand pounds worth of fixtures and fittings instead. The house builders rep suggested that I not disclose to my solicitor about this extras as it would put at risk my loan with the bank. Is this normal?.

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.