I was recommended to a solicitor who has quoted £1700 for freehold conveyancing in Mundesley. I am looking to sell a Edwardian house for £125,000. Are these conveyancing fees excessive? Is it above the average fee for conveyancing in Mundesley?
The quote is slightly on the high side. If you shop around you might shave off some of the cost by perhaps £100 plus VAT. That being said, you couldlive to rue opting for an an untested conveyancer. Don't forget to check the conveyancer can also act for your lender. Do utilise our search tool to locate a Mundesley conveyancing practice on the banks approved list of lawyers which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Mundesley.
We were just about to sign contracts for a freehold house in Mundesley. We have hit a snag. Our loan offer with Halifax expires on 2/2/2026 but the owners are insisting on a completion date of 4/2/2026. Can one prolong the mortgage expiry date?
The best person to address this concern is your conveyancer who will hopefully assess whether he or she is corresponding with the mortgage broker, seller’s representatives, property agents or indeed all three based on the history of your conveyancing to date.
Having sold my house in Mundesley last May yet the purchaser is SMS messaging daily complaining that their conveyancer needs to hear from mysolicitor. What are the post completion sale legalities following completion?
After completion of your sale your conveyancer is obliged to forward the transfer documentation and all of the paperwork to the purchaser's lawyers. If applicable, your solicitor must also send confirmation that the home loan has been repaid to the buyers conveyancers. There are no post completion requirements unique to conveyancing in Mundesley.
My grandfather passed away 10 months ago and as sole heir and executor I was left the property in Mundesley. The house had a relatively small loan left on it of around £5k. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to RBS, pay off the mortgage. Is this allowed?
If you intend to refinance then RBS will insist on your using a conveyancer on the RBS conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your RBS conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the RBS mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.
We're first time buyers - had an offer accepted, but the property agent told us that the seller will only issue a contract if we use their recommended solicitors as they need a ‘quick sale’. We would rather use a family conveyancer with experience of conveyancing in Mundesley
We suspect that the seller is unaware of this requirement. If they require ‘a quick sale', alienating a motivated buyer is likely to cause more damage than good. Bypass the agents and go straight to the sellers and make the point that (a)you are serious buyers (b)you are ready to go, with finances in place © you are chain free (d) you wish to move quickly (e)however you intend to instruct your own,trusted Mundesley conveyancing lawyers - not the ones that will earn the negotiator at the agency a kickback or achieve conveyancing thresholds set by senior management.