In the event thatI were to acquire a freehold homein Tredegar for cash and have no survey and no conveyancing searches how much could I expect to have to pay for conveyancing in Tredegar?

Any savings you would gain would be limited to the Tredegar conveyancing searches. A solicitor still be obliged to do everything else - money laundering, correspond with your sellers conveyancer, SDLT return, register the ownership etc. A marginal saving might be made by not needing to register a mortgage but it will not be meaningful.

The Tredegar conveyancing firm that just started acting on my purchase in Tredegar have suddenly closed. They were on acting for me because I needed a lawyer on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel and my previous Tredegar lawyer was not. I wrote them a cheque for two hundred pounds in advance. What should be my next steps?

If you have an estate agent involved then let them know straight away so that they can let the sellers know that there may be a slight delay due to reasons beyond your control. Most sellers would be sympathetic and urge their lawyer to send a new set of papers to your new solicitors. You will need to appoint new lawyers that are on the Kent Reliance conveyancing panel and notify the lender. If you have paid over any money, it will hopefully be held by the SRA as money in an intervened firm's bank accounts is transferred to the SRA. Then, the SRA or the intervention agent looks at the intervened firm's accounts to work out who the money belongs to. To claim your money you will need to contact the SRA. If the SRA cannot return money you are owed from the firm's bank accounts, or if they can only return part of the money, you can apply to the Compensation Fund for a grant. Your new lawyers should be in a position to help.

I have been told that property searches are the primary reason for stalling in Tredegar conveyancing transactions. Is that correct?

The Council of Property Search Organisations (CoPSO) has noted the conclusions of research by MoveWithUs that conveyancing searches do not figure amongst the common causes of delays in the conveyancing process. Local searches are not likely to be the root cause of slowing down conveyancing in Tredegar.

I have justdiscovered that Arc property Solicitors have closed. They conducted my conveyancing in Tredegar for a purchase of a leasehold flat 18 months ago. How can I establish that my home is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?

The quickest method to see if the premises 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 Tredegar conveyancing specialists.

I'm refinancing my primary property to a BTL loan with Chelsea Building Society and intend to use the remaining equity as a down payment on further house. The location we are looking at is Tredegar. Will your lawyers be able to act for both sets of mortgage companies and link together the conveyances?

Do use our comparison tool on this page to be sure that the conveyancers are approved by both lenders. Having checked that they are your solicitor will be able to tie up the two transactions but you should have a chat with you lawyer and make clear your desired outcome and requirements.