AssumingI was to buy a simple residential housein Anston for cash and dispense with a survey and no conveyancing searches how much could I expect to to save on my conveyancing in Anston?

Any savings you would achieve would be limited to the costs for searches. Your conveyancing practitioner is obliged to do the vast majority of work - money laundering, liaising with the vendors conveyancing practitioner, stamp duty return, register the ownership etc. A slight saving might be made by not needing to register a mortgage but it won't be significant.

Do conveyancers ask for money on account when it comes to conveyancing in Anston?

Where you are retaining lawyers for conveyancing in Anston your lawyer will ask you to provide them with monies to cover the search fees. This will be the total of the cost of the conveyancing searches. If any deposit is as part of the sale price then this will be needed shortly prior to exchange of contracts. The closing balance that is needed will be payable shortly before completion.

We're in Anston, First time buyers purchasing with a mortgage (lender is Santander , and our lawyer is on the Santander conveyancing panel). How long should the conveyancing process take?

The fact that your lawyer is on the Santander conveyancing panel is a help. It would almost certainly delay matters if they were not. However, no lawyer should guarantee a timeframe for your conveyancing, due to third parties outside of your control such as delays caused by lenders,conveyancing search providers or by the other side’s solicitors. The time taken is often determined by the number of parties in a chain.

I completed on my house on 8 September and my personal details is not yet on the land registry website. Any reason for this? My conveyancing solicitor in Anston advises it will be recorded in less than a month. Are transfers in Anston uniquely lengthy to register?

There is nothing unique when it comes to conveyancing in Anston registration formalities. Rather than based on location, timeframes can vary subject to who lodges the application, whether there are errors and whether the Land registry must send notices to any interested parties. Currently roughly 80% of such applications are fully dealt with within two weeks but occasionally there can be protracted delays. Registration is effected once the purchaser is living at the property therefore registration formalities is not usually top priority yet if it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your lawyers can communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for an expedited registration.

I opted to have a survey completed on a house in Anston in advance of appointing lawyers. I have been informed that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. My surveyor has said that some lenders will refuse to grant a mortgage on a flying freehold house.

It varies from the lender to lender. Lloyds has different requirements for example to Halifax. Should you wish to call us we can investigate further with the appropriate lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Anston. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Anston to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.