We were about to instruct a conveyancing solicitor in Wide Open recommended using your comparison tool but have come across alternative fee calculations on the internet seem less pricey – why is this?

One can find numerous conveyancing outfits offering what appear to be cut price. We would urge you to think long and hard as to how important this transaction is to you that you are willing to be penny wise pound foolish over the standard of the legal work. Some hide extras deep into the terms of engagement. The conveyancers that we list for conveyancing in Wide Open will notdo this.

My lender has suggested a law firm on their panel based in Wide Open but I would rather use a conveyancing lawyer in Wide Open round the corner to me. Are you able to help?

Not all Wide Open conveyancing solicitors are on all banks conveyancing panel. Use our find an approved solicitor tool to find a Wide Open conveyancing solicitor on the on the lender panel.

Should our lawyer be raising enquiries concerning flooding as part of the conveyancing in Wide Open.

Flooding is a growing risk for lawyers carrying out conveyancing in Wide Open. Plenty of people will purchase a house in Wide Open, fully aware that at some time, it may be flooded. However, leaving to one side the physical damage, where a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, suitable insurance cover, or dispose of the premises. There are steps that can be taken as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the buyer.

Solicitors are not qualified to impart advice on flood risk, but there are a number of checks that can be initiated by the buyer or by their lawyers which can figure out the risks in Wide Open. The standard completed inquiry forms given to a buyer’s conveyancer (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) contains a standard question of the seller to determine whether the premises has suffered from flooding. If the premises has been flooded in past which is not notified by the seller, then a buyer could commence a legal claim for losses as a result of such an misleading answer. The purchaser’s conveyancers should also conduct an enviro report. This should reveal whether there is any known flood risk. If so, further inquiries will need to be initiated.

In what way can the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 affect my business offices in Wide Open and how can your lawyers assist?

The 1954 Act gives protection to business leaseholders, giving them the dueness to apply to court for a continuation of occupancy when the lease reaches an end. There are limited grounds where a landlord can refrain from granting a lease renewal and the rules are complex. Fees are different for commercial conveyancing. Wide Open is one of our hundreds of locations in which the firms we work with have offices

In my capacity as executor for the will of my grandmother I am disposing of a property in Neath but live in Wide Open. My conveyancer (approximately 300 miles awayneeds me to sign a statutory declaration before completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing lawyer in Wide Open who can attest and place their company stamp on the document?

Technically speaking you are unlikely to need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or qualified solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Wide Open based