IfI was to acquire a freehold propertyin Blackwell mortgage fee and dispense with a survey and no local authority searches how much would I expect to have to pay for conveyancing in Blackwell?

Any savings you would make would be limited to the costs for searches. A lawyer still got to do everything else - money laundering, communicating with the sellers conveyancer, SDLT return, register the ownership etc. You might save a bit for them not having to register a mortgage but it will not be meaningful.

Forgive me if this question is silly but I am wet behind the ears as FTB of a ground floor flat in Blackwell. Do I collect the keys to the house on the completion date from my solicitor? If this is the case, I will use a local conveyancing solicitor in Blackwell?

There is no need to visit the lawyers office on the day of completion. Conveyancing lawyers for you will electronically transfer the completion advance to the vendor’s conveyancers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you will be called to collect the keys from the property Agents and move into your new home. This tends to happen early afternoon.

A friend advised me that in buying a property in Blackwell there may be a number of restrictions affecting the ability to carry out external changes to a property. Is this right?

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

We were going to get a DIP from UBS this week so we know how much we could potentially offer as otherwise we only have online calculators to go by (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do UBS recommend any Blackwell solicitors on the UBS conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?

You will need to appoint Blackwell solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the UBS conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and UBS through the process.

Is it necessary to pay for insurance to cover chancel repairs when purchasing a property in Blackwell?

Unless a prior acquisition of the property completed after 12 October 2013 you can take it that conveyancing practitioners delivering conveyancing in Blackwell to remain encouraging a chancel search and or chancel repair liability insurance.

I need to retain a conveyancing solicitor for some conveyancing in Blackwell. I have land on a site which looks to be the perfect solution If there is a chance to get all this stuff completed via email that would be ideal. Should I 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?

We have selected a Blackwell conveyancing solicitor for our home move (first time buyers) and have spotted in the terms and conditions that they are not governed by the Financial Conduct Authority. Am I right to be concerned or is that the norm with conveyancing practitioner?

We can't see why they should be. Most conveyancer don't lend money. You should check that they are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, who have specific laws covering amounts held on client account.