I am in the market for a low cost property lawyer. Do I opt for a nationwide conveyancer rather than a local Dursley conveyancing solicitor?

On the whole conveyancing practitioners in your area will benefit from strong relationships with your local authority, which could assist with the Dursley conveyancing searches that your solicitor will need to carry out. It can only assist if they have existing relationships with the Local Land Registry Office your area Dursley, other conveyancers in the area and Dursley Estate Agents.

What does a local search tell me concerning the house I am purchasing in Dursley?

Dursley conveyancing often starts with the submitting local authority searches directly from your local Authority or via a personal search company such as Searchflow The local search plays an important part in most Dursley conveyancing purchase; as long as you wish to avoid any nasty surprises after you move into your property. The search should reveal information on, amongst other things, details on planning applications applicable to the premises (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 headings.

I am buying my first flat in Dursley benefiting from help to buy. The developers refused to budge the amount so I negotiated 6k of fixtures and fittings instead. The house builders rep told me not to tell my conveyancer about the side-deal as it could adversely affect my loan with Norwich and Peterborough Building Society. Should I keep quiet?.

All lenders require a Disclosure of Incentives Form from the developer of any new build, converted or renovated property, It is available online from the Lenders’ Handbook page on the CML website. CML form is completed and handed to the lender's surveyor when the inspection is done.

Lenders have different policies on incentives. Some accept none at all, cash or physical, while others will accept cash incentives up to 5%.

Hard to understand why the representative of a builder would be suggesting you withold information from a solicitor when all this will be clearly visible on forms the builder has to supply to its solicitor, the buyer's solicitor and the surveyor.

Hoping to buy a property located in Dursley and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Dursley. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Dursley area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Dursley. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found

I need to retain a conveyancing solicitor for freehold conveyancing in Dursley. I have chance upon a web site which seems to have the perfect solution If there is a chance to get all this stuff done via email that would be ideal. Do I need to be concerned? What should out be looking out for?

As usual with these online conveyancers you need to read ALL the small print - did you notice the extra charge for dealing with the mortgage?