Recently been in touch with my conveyancing solicitor in Shepshed who acted for me 18 months ago and wanted a conveyancing costs illustration based on an identical type of house move (a leasehold residence and a freehold property) of similar values with a loan from Skipton Building Society. It looks as though am now being quoted double. Should I look for a cheaper online firm of conveyancing solicitor?
The charges seem a bit high. If you shop around you might shave off some of the cost by as much as £100 plus VAT. On the other hand, providing that you were content with the assistance the firm provided you couldcome to rue opting for an a cheaper conveyancer. Remember to ensure the firm can also act for Skipton Building Society. Do employ our search tool to find a Shepshed conveyancing firm on the Skipton Building Society approved list of lawyers, which can often include conveyancing solicitors in Shepshed.
My grandson is in the process of securing a house that has just been built in Shepshed with a mortgage from Barclays. His lawyer has advised him of a delay in completing the ‘Disclosure of Incentive Form’. What is this document - I have never come across this before?
The document is intended to provide information to the main parties engaged in the transaction. Therefore, it will be provided to your son’s lawyer who should be on the Barclays conveyancing panel as a standard part of the process, and to the valuer when requested. The developer will be required to start the process by downloading the form and completing it. The form will therefore need to be available for the valuer at the time of his or her site visit. The form should be sent to the Barclays conveyancing panel solicitor as early as possible, in order to avoid any last minute delays, and no later than at exchange of contracts.
When will exchange of contracts happen for domestic conveyancing in Shepshed and do I need to be at the solicitors branch?
Where you are local to our conveyancing solicitors in Shepshed you are welcome to come in to sign documents. However, the law practices we recommend provide a national conveyancing service and provide as equally comprehensive and professional a job for you when communicating with you electronically. The signing of the contract is not when everything is set in stone. Signing on the dotted line is necessary for the firm to address the formalities when the time is right, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The exchange process is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where an extended "chain" is involved, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Shepshed)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.
I am told that my conveyancing solicitors will need to check that the building insurance for my purchase of a house in Shepshed. My lender is Nationwide Building Society
Nationwide Building Society have specific requirements as set out in the UK Finance Lenders’ Handbook. As of 16/7/2026, the requirements read as follows :
I've recently found out that there is a flying freehold element on a house I have offered on two weeks back in what was supposed to be a straight forward, chain free conveyancing. Shepshed is where the house is located. Is there any advice you can impart?
Flying freeholds in Shepshed are not the norm but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even though you don't necessarily need a conveyancing solicitor in Shepshed you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds very carefully. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Shepshed may ascertain that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold premises.
I’m about to sell my ground floor apartment in Shepshed.Conveyancing lawyers have not yet been instructed however I have just had a yearly maintenance charge demand – Do I pay up?
Your conveyancing lawyer is likely to suggest that you should pay the maintenance contribution as you normally would because all ground rent and service invoices will be allottedas part of the financial calculations for completion monies, so you should recover the relevant percentage by the purchaser for the period running from after the completion date to the next payment date. Most managing agents will not acknowledge the buyer until the service charges have been paid and are up to date so it is important for both buyer and seller for the seller to show that they are up to date. Having a clear account will assist your cause and will leave you no worse off financially