We are looking to buy a flat and require a conveyancing solicitor in Bridport who is on the Co-operative solicitor panel. Can you recommend a local firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Co-operative . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Bridport.

We are buying a flat in Bridport. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a lawyer? On the day of competition we will need to deposit funds into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our deposit?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

My wife and I purchasing a terrace house in Bridport. The intention is to an extension at the rear at the house.Will the conveyancing process include investigations to ascertain if these alterations are prohibited?

Your conveyancer will review the registered title as conveyancing in Bridport can sometimes identify restrictions in the title documents which prevent categories of alterations or necessitated the consent of another owner. Certain additions require local authority planning permissions and approval in accordance building regulations. Certain areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or affect extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.

is it true that all Bridport solicitors on the Aldermore conveyancing panel are overseen by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority?

As solicitors, in order to be on the Aldermore conveyancing panel they would need to be overseen by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. The majority of mortgage companies do permit licenced conveyancers on their panel and in such a situation the organisation would be regulated by the CLC.

Will my solicitor be raising questions regarding flooding during the conveyancing in Bridport.

Flooding is a growing risk for lawyers conducting conveyancing in Bridport. Plenty of people will acquire a property in Bridport, fully aware that at some time, it may suffer from flooding. However, leaving to one side the physical damage, if a house is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to get a mortgage, satisfactory building insurance, or sell the premises. There are steps that can be taken as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the buyer.

Solicitors are not qualified to give advice on flood risk, however there are a numerous searches that can be carried out by the purchaser or by their conveyancers which should figure out the risks in Bridport. The standard property information forms sent to a buyer’s solicitor (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) contains a standard inquiry of the owner to discover whether the property has suffered from flooding. If flooding has previously occurred which is not disclosed by the owner, then a buyer could issue a claim for damages as a result of such an incorrect answer. A buyer’s conveyancers may also order an environmental report. This should disclose if there is any known flood risk. If so, additional investigations will need to be initiated.

I got the keys to my apartment on 7 July and my personal details is not yet on the land registry website. Should I be concerned? My conveyancing solicitor in Bridport advises it will be recorded in a couple of weeks. Are properties in Bridport uniquely lengthy to register?

There is nothing unique about conveyancing in Bridport registration formalities. Rather than based on location, timescales can adjust subject to who lodges the application, whether there are errors and if the Land registry must send notices to any other persons or bodies. As of today in the region of 80% of such applications are completed in less than three weeks but some can be subject to protracted delays. Registration occurs after the buyer is living at the property so 'speed' is not always top priority yet where it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your solicitor can communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.

I'm refinancing my existing house to a buy to let loan with National Westminster Bank and intend to use the remaining equity towards another house. The location we are talking about is Bridport. Will your lawyers be able to act for the two mortgage companies and link together the conveyances?

Make use of our search tool on this site to be sure that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panels. Having checked that they are your conveyancer should be able to simultaneously deal with the two deals but you should talk with you solicitor and make apparent your desired outcome and needs.