I hired a local solicitor for my conveyancing in Great Baddow yesterday. Looking through the terms of engagement I notewe are responsible for charges even if the dealfalls through. Would I be best advised to instruct a web based lawyer who offer no move no charge conveyancing in Great Baddow?

It is usually ‘give and take’ in that if "No Completion No Fee" is advertised then the conveyancing charges will tend to be be higher to cover those conveyances that do not go ahead. Please beware that these schemes rarely protect you from outlay for example Great Baddow conveyancing search fees.

In the event thatI were to purchase a straightforward housein Great Baddow mortgage fee and dispense with a survey and no local authority searches how much could I expect to to save on my conveyancing in Great Baddow?

Any savings you would gain will be isolated to the costs for searches. A lawyer is required to do the vast majority of work - money laundering, correspond with the sellers lawyer, SDLT return, register the property etc. You might save a bit for them not needing to register a mortgage but it will not be significant.

I used Stirling Law a few years past for my conveyancing in Great Baddow. Now, I need my files however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Great Baddow of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously instructed, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Great Baddow. Conveyancing is necessary evil at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. What sort of enquires would be asked in new build conveyancing.

Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Great Baddow

Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Please supply a car parking plan. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? 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. The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore.

As co-executor for the will of my father I am disposing of a property in Newport but reside in Great Baddow. My solicitor (based 260 kilometers from meneeds me to execute a stat dec before completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing lawyer in Great Baddow who can witness and place their company stamp on the document?

Technically speaking you are not likely to need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or solicitor will suffice regardless of whether they are Great Baddow based