My stepmother informed me that in purchasing a property in Wincanton there may be a number of restrictions preventing external alterations to the property. Is this right?

There are a number of properties in Wincanton which have some sort of restriction or requirement of consent to perform external variations. Part of the conveyancing in Wincanton should determine what restrictions are applicable and advising you as part of a ROT that should be sent to you.

I am the sole beneficiary of my late grandmother’s estate and I have everything in my name alone, including the house in Wincanton. Conveyancing formalities meant that the Land Registry date was in September. I plan to dispose of the property. I do know about the CML six month 'rule', which means that my property ownership will be regarded the same way as if I'd bought the property in September. Will no one buy the property for half a year?

The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ handbook requires conveyancers to: "report to us immediately if the owner or registered proprietor has been registered for less than six months." By the strict wording you may be caught by that. How practical a view banks take of it, depend on the bank as this provision is primarily there to identify the purchase and immediately sell or the wholesaling and assigning of properties.

After weeks of negotiation I have agreed a price on a house in Wincanton. My financial adviser pressured me to appoint their conveyancer. I paid an upfront payment of £200. Soon after, the property lawyer contacted me to say that they were not on the Nationwide conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Nationwide panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

How does conveyancing in Wincanton differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build premises in Wincanton contact us having been asked by the housebuilder to exchange contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is finished. This is because house builders in Wincanton typically buy the land, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Wincanton or who has acted in the same development.

Hoping to buy a property located in Wincanton and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Wincanton. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Wincanton area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

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

I need to find a conveyancing solicitor for freehold conveyancing in Wincanton. I happened to discover a site which seems to have the ideal solution If there is a chance to get all this stuff completed via phone that would be ideal. Do I need to be wary? What are the potential pitfalls?

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?

How do I determine who is the owner of a property in Wincanton?

Assuming that the premises is registered with the Land Registry, and you have sufficient specifics of the location of the premises, you will be able to see details from the HMLR of the registered proprietor for a fee.