CONVEYANCING

• Direct telephone access to your experienced Solicitor
• Calls taken immediately or returned the same day
• Regular written updates on the progress of your transaction
• Written and verbal reports on the title documents and search results at your convenience
• Prompt action and a response to all letters on the day the letter is received whenever possible.

Five good reasons to use a qualified solicitor

• Solicitors are strictly regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), the regulatory arm of the Law Society
• Solicitors who break the accounts rules with regard to client moneys are liable to be struck off the Solicitors' Roll of membership of the Law Society - see my membership details at the Law Society website.  Solicitors' accounts must be checked annually by an independent accountancy firm who report their findings to the SRA..
• We are obliged to take out professional indemnity insurance, in case anything goes wrong and you suffer financial losses as a result of a solicitor's negligence.
• All Solicitors are obliged to complete the Legal Practice Course* (I was awarded a Commendation by the Chester College of Law) and to complete 2 years of practical training before they are fully qualified as a Solicitor. I stayed with my training firm of Robin Burman & Co Solicitors in Chorlton-cum-Hardy,  for 5 and a half years before setting up my own practice in 2003.

DOES THAT MEAN YOUR SERVICES ARE MORE EXPENSIVE?

No, my fees are competitively structured and are similar to other conveyancers in the area. There is no VAT to pay on my fees. I am not registered for VAT as I deal with low volumes of work and can dedicate myself to your transaction as is necessary.

*Older solicitors may have taken Law Society Finals, prior to the introduction of the LPC.

* *Suppliers of searches and other expenses may charge VAT and this will be included in the cost of any expenses which I pay on your behalf  (previously called disbursements)

Services offered in property purchase:

If you are buying a property the costs quoted will include the following stages:-

1. Meeting you to discuss your priorities/ keeping you informed by email or telephone.
2. Commissioning all necessary searches (if not in the HIP) and reporting to you on the results.
3. Checking and approving the Contract.
4. Reviewing the Title Documents and reporting to you on rights and obligations relating to the purchase property, both in writing and in a face to face meeting at this office.
5. Raising necessary enquiries with the Seller''s solicitors and others.
6. Drafting the Transfer Deed.
7. Explaining key points arising from all documents and taking your signatures to the Contract, Transfer Deed and Mortgage Deed (if any).
8. Reporting to your mortgage lender and request for funds (if any).
9. Preparing a financial statement and bill for your approval prior to exchange of contracts.
10. Exchanging contracts.
11. Preparing for completion, including final Land Registry Searches.
12. Completing your purchase.
13. Completion and submission of your Stamp Duty form to HMRC
14. Registration of the transfer into your name(s) at the Land Registry.

ARE THE TERMS USED ABOVE NEW TO YOU? - I AM HAPPY TO EXPLAIN!

I operate independently of the estate agents and other volume conveyancers. You are free to choose any solicitor whoever the estate agent, or buyer or seller of the property or other contributor to the process such as your mortgage broker may be.