AssumingI was to purchase a simple residential housein Calcot and Tilehurst for cash and dispense with a survey and no conveyancing searches how much would I expect to have to pay for conveyancing in Calcot and Tilehurst?

The only reduction in fees you would make on is the Calcot and Tilehurst conveyancing searches. A conveyancer still got to do everything else - money laundering, communicating with your sellers conveyancing practitioner, stamp duty submission, register the title etc. A slight saving might be made by not having to register a charge but it won't be meaningful.

What will a local search inform me about the property we're purchasing in Calcot and Tilehurst?

Calcot and Tilehurst conveyancing often starts with the ordering local authority searches directly from your local Authority or through a personal search company such as Xpress Legal The local search plays an important role in many a Calcot and Tilehurst conveyancing purchase; as long as you don’t want any unpleasant once you have moved into your property. The search should supply data on, amongst other things, details on planning applications relevant to the property (whether granted or refused), building control history, any enforcement action, restrictions on permitted development, nearby road schemes, contaminated land and radon gas; in all a total of 13 subject sections.

Are there restrictive covenants that are commonly identified as part of conveyancing in Calcot and Tilehurst?

Restrictive covenants can be picked up when reviewing land registry title as part of the process of conveyancing in Calcot and Tilehurst. An 1874 stipulation that was seen was ‘The houses to be erected on the estate are each to be of a uniform elevation in accordance with the drawings to be prepared or approved by the vendor’s surveyor…’

I decided to have a survey done on a house in Calcot and Tilehurst ahead of instructing lawyers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold aspect to the property. My surveyor advised that some banks tend refuse to grant a loan on this type of house.

It depends who your proposed lender is. Bank of Scotland has different instructions for example to Halifax. If you call us we can look into this further via the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Calcot and Tilehurst. Conveyancing can be more complicated and therefore you should check with your conveyancing solicitor in Calcot and Tilehurst to see if the conveyancing will be more expensive.

I have been sourcing a conveyancing lawyer in Calcot and Tilehurst for my house move. Is there any facility to review a firm’s complaints history with the legal regulator?

Anyone can review published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations stemming from investigations from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. For details Pre 2008, or to check a firm's record, telephone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For callers outside the UK, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator sometimes monitor call for training requirements.