AssumingI were to purchase a freehold homein Blackfriars for cash and dispense with a survey and no conveyancing searches how much could I expect to have to pay for conveyancing in Blackfriars?

Any savings you would make will be isolated to the disbursement for searches. A property lawyer still got to do everything else - money laundering, liaising with the sellers property lawyer, SDLT submission, register the ownership etc. A slight saving might be made by not having to register a charge however it won't be a lot.

A colleague advised me that if I am buying in Blackfriars I should ask my conveyancer to execute a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?

This is a search is usually included in the estimate for your Blackfriars conveyancing searches. It is a large document of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out significant information about Blackfriars around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Blackfriars Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the type of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average House Prices, Crime statistics, Blackfriars Education with maps and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data regarding Blackfriars.

About to purchase a new build apartment in Blackfriars. Conveyancing is daunting 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 conveyancing.

Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Blackfriars

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. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company?

What does commercial conveyancing in Blackfriars cover?

Non domestic conveyancing in Blackfriars covers a broad array of services, given by qualified solicitors, relating to business property. For example, this type of conveyancing can cover the sale or purchase of freehold business premises or, more usually, the assignment of existing business tenancies or the drafting of new leasing arrangements. Commercial conveyancing solicitors can also offer advice on the sale of business assets, commercial mortgages and the termination of leases.

Should I use a Blackfriars conveyancing solicitor in close proximity to the house I am buying? I have an old university friend who can carry out the legal formalities however her office is 300kilometers away.

The benefit of a high street Blackfriars conveyancing practice is that you can visit the firm to sign documents, hand in your identification documents and apply pressure on them if necessary. They will also have local intelligence which is a plus. That being said it's more important to get someone that will pull out all the stops for you. If you know people who used your friend and the majority were impressed that should trump using an unfamiliar Blackfriars conveyancing lawyer solely due to them being based in the area.