I am purchasing a property mortgage free in Burscough. I have been residing for the previous 15 years in Burscough. Conveyancing searches are a lot of money. Given that I have knowledge of the area and road intimately should I not bother getting the solicitor to do all the conveyancing searches?

If you not getting a mortgage, then almost all of the Burscough conveyancing searches are optional. Your conveyancer will try and steer you, no-doubt strongly, that you should have searches done, but she has a professional duty to take that path of advice. Do bear in mind; if you are going to sell the house one day, it will be of importance to your prospective purchaser what the searches disclose. On occasion premises with no practical issues can still throw up unexpected search results. A good conveyancing solicitor in Burscough will be able to give you some constructive guidance in this regard.

Will commercial conveyancing searches reveal impending roadworks that may affect a commercial estate in Burscough?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Burscough will order a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers spend in looking into accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Burscough. The search result sets out definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Burscough.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Burscough it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. The absence of identifying developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately could result in delays to Burscough commercial conveyancing deals as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not conducted for domestic conveyancing in Burscough.

I used Wolstenholmes several years past for my conveyancing in Burscough. Now, I need the documents but the law firm has closed. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Burscough of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am buying a new build apartment in Burscough. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build legal work.

Here are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Burscough

Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents.

Taking into account that I will soon part with hundreds of thousands of pounds on a property in Burscough I wish to talk to a solicitor regarding thetransaction before instructing the firm. Can this be arranged?

This is something that we encourage - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you liaising with the solicitor due to be doing your conveyancing in Burscough.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - each client is an important individual, not a file number. The practices that we put you in touch with believe that the figure you are quoted for residential conveyancing in Burscough should be the amount on the final invoice that you are charged.