I do hope you can assist me. My Chew Magna lawyer is assuring me that she is duty bound toconduct Chew Magna conveyancing searches becausethe firm are on the Virgin Moneyconveyancing panel. These Chew Magna searches cost a lot of money can this be avoided?

Unfortunately both you and your lawyer have little choice here. Given that you are taking out a loan with a bank your solicitor has to comply with their conditions as set out in their version of the CML Conveyancing Handbook. Your conveyancing practitioner would have previously signed the Terms and Conditions of your lender’s conveyancing panel appointment which obliges them to comply with the CML Handbook provisions . Even if you were a cash buyer you would be ill advised not to carry out Chew Magna conveyancing searches.

I can see plenty of information on this site regarding conveyancing in Chew Magna but can you isolate your top tip for choosing the right conveyancer in Chew Magna

Do not opt for the cheapest Chew Magna conveyancing quote. You really do get what you pay for when it comes to property lawyers. A cheap quote may mean that the conveyancing solicitor is handling a lot of jobs at one time and you won’t get the quality of service and the attention that you need. It is, however, wise to use a conveyancer who has a fixed fee on a no sale, no fee basis. This way, you go into the conveyancing with your eyes wide open.

This question may be naive but I am unseasoned as a first time buyer of a garden flat in Chew Magna. Do I receive the keys to the property on the completion date from my solicitor? If so, I will find a local conveyancing solicitor in Chew Magna?

There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Your solicitors will transfer the completion advance to the owner’s solicitors, and once they have received this, you will be invited to pick up the keys from the property Agents and start moving into the property. This tends to happen early afternoon.

After months of negotiation I have agreed a price on an apartment in Chew Magna. My financial adviser recommended their conveyancers. I paid an upfront payment of £225. A couple of days later, the conveyancer contacted me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the UBS conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the UBS panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Chew Magna. Conveyancing is a frightening process at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Set out below are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Chew Magna

There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided.

My business partner and I are planning to lease a unit on the high street. Can you recommend solicitors offering fixed charges for commercial conveyancing in Chew Magna for under £1,200?

We are happy to recommend firms who have an in-depth of experience of commercial conveyancing in Chew Magna, including the disposal and purchase of businesses as well as simply property. If you are hoping to acquire or lease a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail premises or a complete business we can find you the right lawyer. Regarding the costs this will depend on the structure and heads of terms of the proposed transaction. Please provide us with your contact information or email us so that we may furnish you with a detailed commercial conveyancing calculation.

My brother has encouraged me to appoint his lawyers for conveyancing in Chew Magna. Should I choose my own conveyancer?

Much as we are happy to recommend a Chew Magna conveyancing lawyer the best way to choose a conveyancing lawyer is to get feedback from friends or family who have actually experience in using the firm you're are thinking of instructing.