My grandmother passed away last year and as sole heir and executor I was left the house in Bideford. The house had a small mortgage remaining of approximately £5k. I want to transfer the title deeds into my name whilst I re-mortgage to Bank of Ireland, pay off the mortgage. Is this possible?

If you plan to re-mortgage then Bank of Ireland will require that you use a conveyancer on the Bank of Ireland 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 Bank of Ireland 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 Bank of Ireland mortgage is registered as a charge at the Land Registry.

Will commercial conveyancing searches reveal planned roadworks that could affect a commercial estate in Bideford?

Its becoming the norm that commercial conveyancing solicitors in Bideford will perform a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers spend in investigating accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Bideford. The search result sets out definitive information on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Bideford.

For every commercial conveyancing transaction in Bideford it is critical to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been addressed adequately can result in delays to Bideford commercial conveyancing transactions as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not ordered for residential conveyancing in Bideford.

Me and my brother purchased a renovated Georgian property in Bideford. Conveyancing lawyer represented me and Halifax. I did a free Land Registry search last week and I saw a couple of entries: one for freehold, another for leasehold under the matching address. Is it worth asking Halifax to clarify?

You should review the Freehold register you have again and check the Charges Register for 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 Bideford and other locations in the country and poses no real issues for owners other than when they buy they have to account for both freehold and leasehold interests when dealing with purchasers. You can also question the position with your conveyancing solicitor who carried out the work.

I need to instruct a conveyancing solicitor for purchase conveyancing in Bideford. I have chance upon a site which seems to have the perfect solution If it is possible to get all this stuff done via web that would be preferable. Do I need to be wary? What should out be looking out for?

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?

I have been recommended a conveyancing solicitor in Bideford. I need to find out if they are on the bank's conveyancing panel. Could you assist?

One option is to call your conveyancer to enquire if they are on the lender's panel. If that does not help call us and we can make some checks for you. Should the firm not be on the lender panel we we can help find a reputable conveyancing solicitor in Bideford on the panel for your lender.