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NBM Solicitors specialise in residential conveyancing, the process of transferring ownership of a property from one person to another, which requires a solicitor or licensed conveyancer.

We offer Low Fees for buying, selling, remortgaging or transferring a property. Our Fixed Fee Conveyancing structure is intended to be completely transparent with no hidden extras, so consider this when looking at any competing conveyancing quote.

Select the type of property transaction you wish to undertake below, answer a few questions and your no obligation fee quotation will be generated. Once satisfied with our costs, instruct online in an instant.

NBM Solicitors are conveyancing solicitors licenced to operate in England and Wales and happy to act in that capacity for our clients worldwide.

Online conveyancing guide

Property conveyance

• low fee scheme - no completion, no fee with our low fee scheme so there won't be an unwanted conveyancing fees if your matter falls through.
• professional indemnity insurance - every matter is covered by professional indemnity insurance. NBM Solicitors provide complete peace of mind that your property transaction is protected.
• fully independent - NBM Solicitors is fully independent of banks and estate agents, so we put YOUR interests at the heart of YOUR residential property conveyance.

Buying and selling a property

The chances are that if you have not been involved in the buying or selling of a property in the past the term conveyancing will not mean a lot to you. At NBM Solicitors we go out of our way to de-mystify the subject and extensive guidance is provided on our website and throughout the process by our staff. Whilst we realise it is rather a complicated concept for the uninitiated or inexperienced we do our very best to present the necessary information in language that is easily understood. If you choose to use our conveyancing services you will see all the information in black and white with the prices for each service clearly explained and itemised. Please take your time to browse our website and what we do carefully to see what you are paying for, when requested we will generally be able to assist with additional legal work which falls outside the parameters of the process that needs doing and of course this could result in extra costs but we will always obtain your agreement in advance to any fees. There are two stages to your property conveyance, the first stage before a contract is exchanged and up to the exchange of contracts. Before the contracts are exchanged the option to renegotiate the price is still open for the buyer or the seller, the option is also still open to sell to someone else, buy a different property or abandon the whole process. The second stage starts after the exchange of contracts; this part of the process is called completion. After the contracts have been exchanged the buyer and the seller are legally obliged to go through with the sale or purchase, the price is fixed and the completion date (moving) is finalised. If the buyer or the seller tries to change the terms of the transaction after this time they will have breached the contract and will be subject to substantial penalties for the loss caused by the breach of contract. These two steps are important as it gives the buyer in particular the opportunity to pull out before the first stage, common reasons for halting the process at the first stage include structural damage, (picked up during the course of the survey) excessive damp and even woodworm. Other factors that can influence the buyer's final decision include Local Authority plans (ie. A road is planned to go through the property in 3 years) and also difficulties arising with access to the property. For many people in these uncertain economic times unnecessary expense is something to be avoided at all costs, conveyancing certainly does not fall into this bracket. Protect yourself and your potential property; call the specialists at NBM Solicitors.

Cover all your bases

The conveyancing work performed by your solicitor does not involve any investigation as to the structural state of the property; it is ultimately the buyer's responsibility to ensure that the property is sound and does not have any defects that are likely to cost thousands of pounds to rectify. The only way a buyer can ensure the property is structurally sound and free from major defects is to have a full structural survey. This may cost a few hundred pounds but will seem like money well spent should any problems with the house be identified during the course of a survey. We strongly urge you not to rely on your lenders survey; this is not a survey in the strictest sense of the word but merely a valuation in order to ascertain that the property is enough security for the amount you want to borrow. Do not rely on anything the owner says regarding the property, there may be faults that he is unaware of and certain things which he does not mention in order to secure the sale. The only tried and tested method to ensure you are getting a property in reasonably good condition is to engage the services of your own surveyor. The results of the survey may be a little alarming but the surveyor's job is to point out defects to enable you to see if the property price is reasonable. For example if a property required £15,000 worth of work to correct any structural defects you would be in a position to reduce the asking price accordingly. If the result of the survey is very bad you may not be able to obtain a mortgage for the property, pitfalls such as this illustrate why the conveyancing fees and the survey costs are ultimately good value for money. The first step for anyone considering purchasing a property or commercial premises is of course a mortgage. We recommend that you engage the services of an independent financial adviser with no affiliation to any one company. A written mortgage offer is needed before any progress can be made in the buying process, your lender will need to have their surveyor check the property, obtain written confirmation of any assets and income and also check your credit rating. The mortgage offer must be read in detail as various amounts are often deducted from the loan, these deductions are typically for the first years household insurance, the first months interest and some additional fees. Many lenders insist on using their own solicitors (at your expense) and as a result slows down the conveyancing process due to the fact that we have to deal with two sets of solicitors rather than one. As previously mentioned we will try our very best to make you aware of any additional fees that you may be liable for aside from the cost of the services we provide, if you have any additional questions which are not covered in the detailed descriptions on our website please do not hesitate to contact us.