My wife and I are purchasing a flat in Sidmouth. I might seem paranoid but how we can trust a lawyer? On the day of competition we have to send our life savings into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our money?

Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.

Do I select a Licenced Conveyancer or Solicitor for conveyancing in Sidmouth?

There are two types of lawyers who can do conveyancing in Sidmouth namely licenced conveyancers or solicitors. The two can provide the legal services that required to complete the disposal or acquisition of property. They are both duty bound to handle Sidmouth conveyancing to the same standards and guidelines so you may be sure that your conveyancing will be professionally administered and that the necessary steps will be appropriately taken.

Forgive me if this question is silly but I am new to the process as FTB of a two bedroom flat in Sidmouth. Do I pick up the keys to the premises on the completion date from my solicitor? If this is the case, I will use a High Street conveyancing solicitor in Sidmouth?

On the day of completion you do not need to go to the conveyancers office in Sidmouth. Your solicitors will arrange to send the purchase money to the vendor’s conveyancers, and shortly after the monies have arrived, you will be invited to receive the keys from the selling Agents and start moving into the property. This tends to happen between 1 and 3pm.

I am purchasing a house and the conveyancer has referenced Chancel Repair to which the house may be obligated to contribute to because it falls into the area of such a church. She has suggested insurance. Is this really warranted for conveyancing in Sidmouth

Unless a previous purchase of the property completed post 12 October 2013 you can assume that conveyancing practitioners carrying out conveyancing in Sidmouth to remain encouraging a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

I have justfound out that Action Conveyancing have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Sidmouth for a purchase of a leasehold apartment 10 months ago. How can I be sure that my home is in my name in the name of the previous owner?

The easiest method to see if the property is registered to you, you can make a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Sidmouth conveyancing specialists.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build apartment in Sidmouth. Conveyancing is a frightening process 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 conveyancing.

Set out below are examples of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you can expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Sidmouth

Will control of the Management Company (if any) be handed over to purchasers on completion of the last sale or earlier? 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. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. The Vendor must covenant to keep unsold units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. Please supply a car parking plan.

Am I better off to instruct a Sidmouth conveyancing solicitor based in the area that I am buying? We have a good friend who can handle the conveyancing however her office is 300kilometers away.

The primary upside of using a high street Sidmouth conveyancing firm is that you can visit the firm to execute documents, present your identification documents and apply pressure on them where appropriate. Having local Sidmouth know how is a plus. That being said it's more important to get someone that will do a good and efficient job. If if people you trust instructed your friend and the majority were impressed that must trump using an unknown Sidmouth conveyancing solicitor solely due to them being round the corner.