I am buying a property without a mortgage in Minehead. I have lived for the last twelve years in Minehead. Conveyancing searches are a lot of money. Given that I have knowledge of the area and road very well must I have all the conveyancing searches?

Provided that you do not need a home loan, then all but one or two of the Minehead conveyancing searches are non-obligatory. Your lawyer will try and sway you, no-doubt strongly, that you should have searches done, but she has a professional duty to take that path of encouragement . Do consider; if you are likely to dispose of the house in the future, it could be of relevance to your future buyer what the searches contain. There are plenty of instances where premises with day to day issues can still throw up unexpected search results. A competent conveyancing solicitor in Minehead will provide you some practical advice here.

We are planning to move home in November. Should my conveyancing solicitor communicate with the removal company on the completion day. Incidentally, can you suggest a removal company in Minehead. Conveyancing firm was found prior to coming across this page.

On the afternoon of completion you will need to pick up the keys from the estate agent but this should only occur once the previous owners solicitors inform the agent that the monies to complete are in and the keys can be given over. After that you should tell the removal company that you are ready to move in. As a matter of policy we do not recommend a particular removal company but can help you find a residential property solicitor in Minehead or a lawyer that specialises in conveyancing in Minehead.

Can I be sure that the Minehead conveyancing solicitor on the RBS panel is any good?

When it comes to conveyancing in Minehead obtaining recommendations is a good start. Before you go ahead, check if they offer a no sale no fee offer. Also, you often get what you pay for - a firm which quotes more, will often provide a better service than one which is cheap as chips. We would always recommend that you speak with the solicitor conducting your conveyancing.

I have instructed a Minehead conveyancing practitioner having checked that they are on the RBS conveyancing panel. Does my lawyer arrange the survey of the property?

RBS will need an independent valuation of the property. Your lawyer will not arrange this. Usually RBS will appoint their own surveyor to do this, and you will have to pay for it. Remember that this is a valuation for mortgage purposes and not a survey. Your conveyancing practitioner will not organise the survey but they may be able to put you in touch with a local one that they recommend. RICS offers a find a surveyor service (just google it) where you can search for a qualified surveyor by your Minehead postcode. As you are getting a mortgage with RBS, you could contact them to see if they have a list of approved surveyors in Minehead.

The deeds to our house can not be found. The conveyancers who dealt with the conveyancing in Minehead 4 years ago are no longer around. What are my next steps?

Assuming the title is registered the information relating to your proprietorship will be recorded by HMLR with a Title Number. It is easy to carry out a search at the Land Registry, identify your house and get up to date copies of the Registered Entries for a small fee. If the title is Leasehold then the Land Registry will usually retain a certified copy of the Registered Lease and again, a copy can be retrieved for a small fee.

I need to appoint a conveyancing solicitor for sale conveyancing in Minehead. I've chance upon a site which looks to be the ideal answer If there is a chance to get all formalities completed via web that would be ideal. Do I need to be wary? 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?

I previously advised by my mortgage company that their approved lawyers work on no completion no fee basis for conveyancing in Minehead. I had a purchase abort nevertheless the lawyers have invoiced for search fees! They say the fees are seperate!

in offering "no move no fee" Minehead conveyancing lawyers are waiving their charges for any work done. We should make it clear that this is NOT an insurance scheme. Disbursements aren’t covered – where the property lawyer have to pay money out to other people, for instance Minehead local search fees