The lawyer who assisted with my last purchase has sent a quote for £1400 for fixed fee conveyancing in Camberwell. I’m looking to sell a Victorian detached home for £150,000. This seems over the top. Is it above what I should be paying for conveyancing in Camberwell?
The quote is slightly on the high side. If you shop around you might trim some of the cost by perhaps a hundred pounds. On the other hand, you mightcome to regret opting for an an unknown solicitor. Remember to check the solicitor can also act for your lender. You can use our comparison tool to locate a Camberwell conveyancing company on the banks member panel which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Camberwell.
How up to date is your search tool for Camberwell conveyancing solicitors on the conveyancing panel? Do send you an updated list?
Camberwell conveyancing firms themselves provide us confirmation that they are on the conveyancing panel as opposed to being supplied with a list from directly.
Please explain the implications if my solicitor is removed from the Conveyancing panel ahead of completing my conveyancing in Camberwell?
The first thing to point out is that, this is a very rare occurrence. In most cases even where a law firm is removed off of a panel the lender would allow the completion to go ahead as the lender would appreciate the difficulties that they would place you in if you have to instruct a new solicitor days before completion. In a worst case scenario where the lender insists that you instruct a new firm then it is possible for a very good lawyer to expedite the conveyancing albeit that you may pay a significant premium for this. The analogous situation is where a buyer instructs a lawyer, exchanges contracts and the law firm is shut down by a regulator such as the SRA. Again, in this situation you can find lawyers who can troubleshoot their way to bring the conveyancing to a satisfactory conclusion - albeit at a cost.
It has been 4 months following my purchase conveyancing in Camberwell took place. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £200,000 when infact I paid £215,000. Why the discrepancy?
The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the asset from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.
I have been sourcing a conveyancing practitioner in Camberwell for my house move. Can I see a solicitor's complaints history with the legal regulator?
Members of the public can search for presented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from investigations from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. For information Pre 2008, or to check a firm's record, telephone 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 call for training purposes.