Me and my partner are purchasing a apartment in St Austell. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a solicitor? On completion day we will need to deposit money into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our deposit?

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.

When it comes to mortgage companies such as Nottingham, do St Austell property lawyers incur a yearly amount to be on the list of approved solicitors?

We are unaware of any lender fees to register on their list of approved firms, although some do charge an administration fee to deal with the processing of the conveyancing panel submission.

We were going to get a DIP from HSBC 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 HSBC recommend any St Austell solicitors on the HSBC conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?

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

I completed on my home on 4 April and my personal details is not yet registered. Should I be concerned? My conveyancing solicitor in St Austell advises it should be formalised in less than a month. Are transfers in St Austell uniquely lengthy to register?

There is nothing unique when it comes to conveyancing in St Austell registration formalities. As opposed to being determined by geographic area, timeframes can vary depending on who lodges the application, whether there are errors and if the Land registry communicate with any third parties. At present in the region of three quarters of submission are completed within 12 days but occasionally there can be protracted hold-ups. Historically registration occurs once the purchaser is living at the property thus an expedited registration is not usually top priority yet where it is urgent that the the registration takes place urgently then you or your lawyers should communicate with the Registry to express the reasoning for the application to be prioritised.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in St Austell. Conveyancing is a frightening process 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 legal work.

Here are examples of a few leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in St Austell

Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared.

I am looking into buying my first house which is in St Austell and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about St Austell. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the St Austell area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

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

My wife and I have just become aware that one of the partners of the law firm acting on the purchase conveyancing in St Austell is an uncle of the owners that we are buying from. Is this allowed?

As long as there is no conflict of interest this should be fine. If you are requiring mortgage finance then the mortgage company may have a say as many lenders have specific instructions on this. For example for Santander as of 30/12/2025, the requirements read as follows :