My wife and I are purchasing a house in Heswall. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a solicitor? At some point we will need to deposit funds into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our monies?

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.

Is it correct that all Heswall CQS (Conveyancing Quality Scheme) solicitors are on the Principality conveyancing list of approved firms?

It is true that some lenders now utilise CQS as the kick off point for Panel approval such as HSBC and Santander. The Law Society’s CQS membership however gives no guarantee to lender panel acceptance. That being said,the Council of Mortgage Lenders have indicated that it is likely to become a pre-requisite for firms wishing to remain on their panels.

We expect to receive a DIP from Santander this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do Santander recommend any Heswall solicitors on the Santander conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?

You will need to appoint Heswall solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the Santander conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and Santander through the process.

We are buying a property and the solicitor has identified Chancel Repair for which the property may be obligated to pay given it’s proximity to the area of such a church. She has mentioned insurance. Is this strictly required for conveyancing in Heswall

Unless a prior acquisition of the house completed post 12 October 2013 you could assume that lawyers handling conveyancing in Heswall to continue to propose a a chancel search and or chancel repair liability policy.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Heswall. 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 legal work.

Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Heswall

Has the Lease plan been approved by the Land Registry and if not when will they be lodged for this purpose? Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? 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. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants.

My business partner and I are wishing to lease a unit on a shopping parade. Can you recommend solicitors offering no-sale-no costs for non-domestic conveyancing in Heswall for below 1500k?

We can recommend firms who have specialist knowledge of commercial conveyancing in Heswall, including the disposal and acquisition of businesses as well as simply property. Whether you are looking to acquire or lease a shop, pub, restaurant, office, retail premises or a whole business we can find you the right solicitor. Regarding the costs this will depend on the structure and terms of the deal. Please provide us with your details or call so as to enable us to provide you with a fixed commercial conveyancing calculation.

I need to retain a conveyancing solicitor for sale conveyancing in Heswall. I happened to chance upon a site which looks to be the perfect offering If there is a chance to get all this stuff completed via phone that would be preferable. Do I need to be wary? What are the potential pitfalls?

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?