It has come to my attention via my broker that my Stoke Park solicitor is not on the bank Conveyancing panel. How can I be sure whether this is correct?

The sensible course of action for you to take is to contact your Stoke Park lawyer directly. It is reasonable to expect your lawyer to advise you of the situation. If they are not on the panel they may be able to suggest a Stoke Park conveyancing firm that is on the conveyancing panel for your lender.

In the event thatI were to buy a simple residential housein Stoke Park for cash and dispense with a survey and no local authority searches how much should I expect to to save on my conveyancing in Stoke Park?

The sole saving you would achieve is the costs for searches. Your property lawyer still be obliged to do everything else - money laundering, correspond with the sellers lawyer, SDLT submission, register the property etc. You might save a bit for them not having to register a mortgage but it will not be meaningful.

As someone unfamiliar with conveyancing in Stoke Park what is your top tip you can impart for the ownership transfer in Stoke Park

Not many law firms or advisers will tell you this but conveyancing in Stoke Park and elsewhere in Bristol is often a confrontational process. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there is lots of room for conflict between you and other parties involved in the ownership transfer. For example, the vendor, estate agent and sometimes a lender. Appointing a solicitor for your conveyancing in Stoke Park should not be taken lightly as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY party in the legal process whose role it is to act in your legal interests and to protect you.

There is a definite emergence of a "blame" culture- someone has to be at fault for the process being so protracted. We recommend that you must always trust your lawyer above the other players in the home moving process.

My grandmother passed away last year and as sole heir and executor I was left the house in Stoke Park. The house had a relatively small loan remaining of approximately £8000. I want to have the title changed into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Coventry BS, pay off the mortgage. Is this possible?

Where you intend to refinance then Coventry BS will insist on your using a conveyancer on the Coventry BS conveyancing panel. Here is link to the Land Registry online guidance around what to do when a property owner dies. This will help you to understand the registration process behind changing the details re the registered title. in your case it would appear that you are effectively purchasing the property from the estate. Your Coventry BS conveyancing panel solicitor pays the new mortgage money into the estate, the estate pays off the old mortgage, the charge is released and you become the owner and the Coventry BS mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.

Is it necessary to pay for insurance to address the risk of chancel repairs when acquiring a house in Stoke Park?

Unless a prior acquisition of the premises took place after 12 October 2013 you can assume that solicitors carrying out conveyancing in Stoke Park to remain recommending a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.