IfI were to buy a freehold homein Dinas Powys mortgage fee and have no survey and no local authority searches how much could I expect to to save on my conveyancing in Dinas Powys?

The sole saving you would achieve is the disbursement for searches. A conveyancing practitioner still be obliged to do everything else - money laundering, correspond with your vendors conveyancer, SDLT return, register the title etc. A slight saving might be made by not needing to register a charge but it will not be a lot.

My relative advised me that where I am purchasing in Dinas Powys I should ask my conveyancer to perform a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?

This is a search is usually included in the estimate for your Dinas Powys conveyancing searches. It is a large report of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing important information about Dinas Powys around the property and the people living there. It includes an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Dinas Powys Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime statistics, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data regarding Dinas Powys.

About to purchase a new build flat in Dinas Powys. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build legal work.

Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you may expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Dinas Powys

Please confirm the Lease plans are architect prepared. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified. Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision. Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier?

I have been pointed in your direction by a few property agents in Dinas Powys to choose a property lawyer using your seach tool. What’s the financial incentive for Estate Agents to offer your lawyers ahead of another?

We don’t give any financial incentive for pointing buyers and sellers in our direction. We thought it would be too underhand a fee because members of the public would think, ‘Why is the agent getting a kickback? Why aren’t I getting any benefit too?’ So we decided to step away from that.

I am looking for a conveyancing solicitor in Dinas Powys for my remortgage. Is it possible to see a solicitor's complaints history with the legal regulator?

Anyone may find documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) determinations resulting from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find details Pre 2008, or to check a solicitors history, phone 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. International callers, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could monitor call for training purposes.