Conveyancing - High Street service, Online price
With the Chelsea Building Society Conveyancing Service, finding a solicitor for your home purchase, sale, remortgage or transfer of equity is a two minute job. And you don't need to have your mortgage with us to use this great service
Key features
- Get an exact quote in 2 minutes
- No sale, No fee*
- Excellent customer service
- A choice of over 200 approved solicitors
- Instruct your solicitor online and track your case 24/7
- Real time email/text updates
*excluding disbursements (for example searches)
The Chelsea Building Society Conveyancing Service is provided for Chelsea Building Society by United Legal Services Limited. The conveyancing firms listed are entirely responsible for the conveyancing services they provide.
Firms providing quotes will include not just solicitor firms, but also licensed conveyancer firms.
Choosing a solicitor
The service is completely independent. Enter your requirements and, within seconds, you will be presented with a list of solicitors and conveyancers. The list will show who they are, where they are based, the costs and the rating awarded to them by previous users. It's up to you which one you choose.
Rest assured
Whichever solicitor you decide to appoint, you can rest assured that:
- The fee quoted will be very competitive
- You will not be charged a legal fee if your sale or remortgage does not complete*
- All solicitors agree to rigorous service standards are constantly monitored to ensure all conveyancing work meets high standards
- Your solicitor can start work for you immediately once you have instructed them online. There is no need to attend meetings or send them a letter of appointment
- You can track the progress of your case online, at any time that suits you. Your solicitor will keep the conveyancing system updated and you can view the case history whenever you want to. You can also get e-mail or SMS text message updates.
Service Standards
All solicitors on our panel:
- Accept referrals and contact clients within 24 hours of being instructed
- Commit to keeping the client up-to-date daily via the website, email or text messages
- Will try their best to meet the expected completion date agreed to each stage of the process
- Manage all cases from acceptance to completion on a daily basis
- Chase any overdue stages and escalate as appropriate.
Rating solicitors
Once a case has completed, you can give the solicitor a performance rating, which can be reviewed by other users. This provides an added incentive for solicitors to ensure their service is of the highest quality.
*excluding disbursements
Transfer of Equity
A Transfer of Equity is needed when people want to change the legal ownership of a property. There could be various reasons for wanting to do this, for example:
- If you get married and want to transfer an existing home into joint names.
- If you get divorced or separated and want to transfer a jointly owned property into the sole name of one of the partners.
- As part of tax planning if advised by your tax planner to transfer a share of the family home to a child or other family member.
Whatever the reason, you should consult a solicitor for legal advice.
And, with CBS Conveyancing Services, it's quick and easy to find and instruct a solicitor online.
FAQs
How does the conveyancing service work?
Finding and appointing a solicitor for your house purchase or sale is a two minute job using the Chelsea Building Society Conveyancing service.
Whenever you apply for a mortgage, either because you are moving house or want to find a better mortgage deal, you will usually need to appoint a solicitor to look after your legal interests and ensure everything progresses to completion without any unnecessary hitches.
The CBS Conveyancing service will generate you a list of extremely competitive, exact quotes from the highly professional panel of over 200 solicitor firms.
The list of quotes can be sorted based on the criteria most important to you (fee, distance, performance rating as measured by previous users).
Once you have selected your solicitor, they can be instructed at the click of a button and your conveyancing can start immediately.
Why should I use CBS Conveyancing?
- Exact, guaranteed quotes
- No sale, No fee*
- Exemplary customer service levels
- A wide choice of highly professional specialist conveyancing firms
- Receive real time email or SMS text updates
- Ability to track your case online 24/7
What are the service standards solicitors have to meet?
The service standards are rigorous and include accepting clients within 24 hours and keeping them updated daily. What's more, you can rate the solicitor once you have completed your house purchase/sale and others will be able to view your rating.
This provides an added incentive for solicitors to ensure they do a good job.
How do I get a quote?
You can get a quote online now - it only takes 2 minutes.
How do I choose a solicitor?
CBS Conveyancing is completely independent and will search for a solicitor on your behalf based on any of the following criteria:
- Price
- Their geographic location
- Service rating (awarded to them by previous users).
In just a few seconds you will be presented with a selection to choose from, enabling you make the best choice for your needs. Why not get a quote now.
Don't I need a local solicitor?
No. Using this service you will be kept updated on all progress relating to your case online or via email or by text, so you do not need a local solicitor. Of course, if it is important to you that your solicitor is local, you can choose this option.
The entire conveyancing process can be completed without you having to visit your solicitor. This gives you the option of choosing the most competitive firm as opposed to the most local.
How do I know the solicitor will do a good job?
- All solicitors agree to rigorous service standards and United Legal Services Ltd (on behalf of Chelsea Building Society) constantly monitor service quality to ensure all conveyancing work meets high standards
- They are rated by people who have used them and you can see the ratings - and comments left by people, online before you make a choice
How will I keep up to date?
Your solicitor will update the conveyancing system and:
- You can track the progress of your conveyancing work and view the case history online, at any time to suit you
- You can also choose to be sent email or SMS text update messages
You can still:
- Talk to your solicitor
- Communicate by letter, email or meetings
However it is possible to complete the entire conveyancing transaction without ever having to visit your solicitor.
The Big Move
Moving house can leave you with a big headache, but with a little planning you can make it as stress free as possible. Our Moving home guide will help you plan the weeks and days before your move:
Packing and Planning
When you start looking for your next home; moving day seems a long way off in the future. Some people will leave their packing and organisation until they have exchanged contracts. It's a much better idea to start packing non-essentials as soon as possible. You can never over-estimate how long it will take to pack up your entire home.
The added bonus of starting to pack early is the effect on how your house looks to potential buyers. Decluttering rooms will make them look larger to potential buyers and the longer you give yourself to pack and plan, the easier the whole move day will be.
Packing advice
- Before you start, return any borrowed items. You have enough to pack of your own!
- Keep a couple of boxes to one side to put all your unwanted belongings in them for charity.
- Pack a room at a time and mark each box with its contents and what room it will be moved to in your new home. Also write on the box whether you can stack other heavy boxes on top of it. You don't want to stack your heavy books on top of your fragile ornaments by accident.
- Make sure only small boxes are used to pack heavy items such as books. Remember you or your removal firm will have to pick up and carry all those heavy boxes and you don't want any back injuries.
- On the moving day make sure the boxes containing the things you use least often are packed in the van first.
Moving timetable
4 weeks before
- Book a day or two off of work for the big day.
- Contact removal firms and get quotes and book one, as they tend to be booked up in advance. This way you will ensure you can move on the day that you want. Also check the insurance cover of the removal firm as things may get broken in the move.
- Start using up your freezer food.
- Order new furniture or carpets for when you move in.
2 weeks before
- Arrange for your mail to be redirected to your new address. Royal mail provide this service for a fee
- Arrange from someone to look after the kids and pets during the move.
- Send out change of address letters to friends and family.
- Arrange a date to collect the keys to your new home.
- Cancel all deliveries e.g. papers, milk.
- Inform your doctor, dentist, optician and research new ones if moving to a new area.
1 week before
- Change address details, e.g. bank, work, DVLA, credit card company...
- Lots of local authorities have information for those moving into their districts on their web sites. Just search for your council name and the term 'moving house'. They will have advice on local parking permits (will you need one especially on the move day?), contact details for Council Tax offices, refuse collection days and other local information.
3 days before
- Pack your family's personal overnight bags.
- Do a last clothes wash.
- Check that you know how you will be obtaining the keys to your new house and what you should be doing with the ones from your old house.
2 days before
- Empty and defrost your fridge and freezer.
- Make sure the removal vehicles have enough room to park as close as possible to each of the houses; so that you are not carrying heavy boxes farther than you need to. If moving into a flat check to see if you will have lift access.
Day before
- Finish packing the overnight bags for each family member so you don't have to worry about unpacking on the first night.
- Make up a survival kit box with essential items such as first aid kit, painkillers, cleaning equipment and a small tool selection for reassembling furniture. Toilet rolls, hand towels, toothbrushes, paper plates, cups and cutlery. snacks, drinks, tea bags, coffee, milk, kettle, note pad and pen and a list of all the essential phone numbers you will need.
- Get a good nights sleep.
Moving Day
- If you have small children, ask your family or friends to look after them for the day. Not only will it be dangerous having small people rushing around and being tripped over but you will need all your attention for the job in-hand.
- If you haven't got anyone to look after your kids, make sure you have a few toys, colouring books etc. and find a nice quiet space in your new house for them.
- The same applies to pets. Make the first room that has had its boxes delivered, and won't have the door opened for a while, a safe haven for your pets. Food, water, a litter tray, toys and a bed will help to occupy them.
- Take meter readings in your old and new homes.
- Confirm that the removal firm know where they are going.
- Once all boxes have been moved out, do a last check of every room to make sure you haven't forgotten anything.
- Arrive at the new house before the removal firm. Offer the removal men tea or coffee and plenty of biscuits.
- Don't try to unpack everything at once, try to relax and start to enjoy your new home.
Useful links
There are some web sites that supply services as well as offer tips and advice:
Chelsea Building Society and the Chelsea are trading names of Yorkshire Building Society. Yorkshire Building Society is a member of the Building Societies Association and is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Yorkshire Building Society is entered in theFinancial Services Register and its registration number is 106085. Principal Office: Yorkshire House, Yorkshire Drive, Bradford BD5 8LJ.
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