I am buying a new build flat in Burnham On Sea. How practical is it for me to do the conveyancing?

Leaving aside the complexities and merits of DIY conveyancing in Burnham On Sea you will have to appoint a solicitor on your bank's conveyancing panel to look after their interests. Most people therefore find it easier to let the solicitor act for them and the lender. Furthermore there is minimal cost savings to be made in you doing conveyancing for yourself and another lawyer conducting the conveyancing for the lender. Please feel free to use the search tool to find a lawyer on your lender panel in Burnham On Sea.

I am intent on selling our home in Burnham On Sea and the buyers lawyers are claiming that there is a risk of it being constructed on contaminated land. A high street Burnham On Sea lawyer would know this is not the case. For the life of me I don't know why the purchasers instructed a web based conveyancing practice as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Burnham On Sea. Having lived in Burnham On Sea for six years we know that this is a non issue. Should we contact our local Authority to obtain clarification need.

It sounds as though you may have a conveyancing lawyer currently acting for you. What do they say? You need to check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same illness)

I opted to have a survey done on a property in Burnham On Sea ahead of instructing conveyancers. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the property. The surveyor has said that some mortgage companies tend not grant a loan on this type of house.

It varies from the lender to lender. HSBC has different requirements from Halifax. If you e-mail us we can check via the relevant lender. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are accustomed to dealing with flying freeholds in Burnham On Sea. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

In my capacity as executor for the estate of my grandmother I am disposing of a property in Cardiff but reside in Burnham On Sea. My solicitor (approximately 200 miles awayneeds me to sign a statutory declaration before completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing practitioner in Burnham On Sea who can witness this legal document for me?

Technically speaking you are unlikely to need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally any notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Burnham On Sea based

Can you confirm the nature of conveyancing provided by Burnham On Sea conveyancing organisations?

In the main Burnham On Sea conveyancing companies will carry out various legal advice to residential and agricultural land proprietors, vendors, buyers, freeholders and leaseholders and you can expect them to do some of the following services:

Standard residential sale conveyancing in Burnham On Sea or nationally Private residential purchase conveyancing in Burnham On Sea and nationwide Lifetime mortgages Tenancy and licence agreements Buying and selling of garden land Declarations of Trust for family and other joint ownership