My partner and I are purchasing our first home. Our conveyancing practitioner has messagedto enquire if we would like to take out additional conveyancing searches. We are really unsure what's appropriate for conveyancing in Somerset

The scope of Somerset conveyancing searches should be dictated primarily on the property, the location, the possibility of any of these risks, your familiarity of the locality and risks, your overall attitude to risk. What matters is that you adequately comprehend what information the searches could supply. You may then make a decision if you personally think you need that information. Where you are uncertain, ask the property lawyer to explain.

I know that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Do I need chancel insurance when acquiring a residence in Somerset? or Apparently there is an ancient law that means some owners of property residing in a parish church boundary may be liable to pay for repairs towards the chancel within the church. Is this a legitimate concern for conveyancing in Somerset?

Unless a previous acquisition of the property took place post 12 October 2013 you could take it that solicitors handling conveyancing in Somerset to remain encouraging a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

I have justfound out that Arc property Solicitors have closed. They carried out my conveyancing in Somerset for a purchase of a freehold house 10 months ago. How can I establish that my home is registered correctly in the name of the former proprietor?

The quickest way to check if the property is registered to you, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Somerset conveyancing specialists.

How do I locate a Somerset solicitor on the Britannia conveyancing panel? I have a car and am willing to travel upto 10kilometers to meet the solicitor.

You can use the facility on this page. Please choose the bank and your location and you will see a number of Somerset conveyancing lawyers locally. We have detailed some Somerset conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can contact them to see whether they are on the Britannia panel

In my capacity as executor for the estate of my father I am selling a house in Swansea but I am based in Somerset. My lawyer (approximately 250 kilometers from merequires that I execute a statutory declaration ahead of completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Somerset who can attest this legal document for me?

Technically speaking you are unlikely to need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or qualified solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Somerset based