AssumingI was to buy a freehold propertyin Wolviston for cash and have no survey and no local authority searches how much would I expect to to save on my conveyancing in Wolviston?

Any savings you would make would be limited to the costs for searches. Your conveyancing practitioner is obliged to do the vast majority of work - money laundering, liaising with your vendors conveyancing practitioner, stamp duty submission, register the property etc. You might save a bit for them not having to register a charge however it won't be meaningful.

We decided to purchase a purpose built apartment in Wolviston with a mortgage from The Royal Bank of Scotland.We have a Wolviston conveyancing lawyer but The Royal Bank of Scotland advised that his firm is not listed on their "panel". It seems we have little choice but to instruct a The Royal Bank of Scotland panel firm or retain our local solicitor and fork out for a The Royal Bank of Scotland panel lawyer to represent them. We feel as though this is unjust; Can we not simply insist that The Royal Bank of Scotland use our lawyer?

No, not really. The home loan issued to you is subject to its various provisions, a common one being that lawyers will be on the The Royal Bank of Scotland solicitor panel. in the past, most lenders had large numbers of law firms on their panels: a borrower could find one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. Another option that might be available is for your lawyer to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for The Royal Bank of Scotland

Me and my brother purchased a terraced Victorian house in Wolviston. Conveyancing practitioner represented me and Platform Home Loans Ltd. I did a free Land Registry search last week and there are a couple of entries: one for freehold, the second leasehold under the matching property. I thought I was buying a freehold how can I check?

You need to read the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register as there may be mention of a lease. The best way to be sure that you are also the registered proprietor of the leasehold and freehold title as well is to check (£3). It is not completely unheard of in Wolviston and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they remortgage they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with lenders. You can also check the position with your conveyancing practitioner who conducted the purchase.

About to purchase a new build apartment in Wolviston. Conveyancing is daunting 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 selection of leasehold new build questions that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Wolviston

Please supply evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. Please supply a car parking plan. The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme.

I'm remortgaging my primary property to a buy to let mortgage with Platform Home Loans Ltd and I will use the rest of the raised equity as a deposit on further property. The neighborhood we are interested in is Wolviston. Will your conveyancers be able to act for the two lenders and tie in the two deals?

Make use of our search tool on this page to be sure that the conveyancers are on the relevant lender panels. On the basis that they are your solicitor should be able to simultaneously deal with the two deals but you should have a chat with you solicitor and communicate your desired outcome and requirements.