In the event thatI was to purchase a freehold homein Upminster for cash and dispense with a survey and no conveyancing searches how much could I expect to to save on my conveyancing in Upminster?

Any savings you would gain will be isolated to the costs for searches. A lawyer still got to do everything else - money laundering, communicating with the vendors conveyancer, stamp duty return, register the ownership etc. You might save a bit for them not needing to register a mortgage however it will not be significant.

My house in Upminster is up for sale and I have a buyer. Will the conveyancing practitioner need to be required to be on the Barclays conveyancing panel in order to deal with paying off my mortgage?

Ordinarily, even if your lawyer is not on the Barclays conveyancing panel they can still act for you on your sale. It might be that the lender will not release the original deeds (if applicable and increasingly irrelevant) until after the mortgage is paid off. You should speak to your lawyer directly before you start the process though to ensure that there is no problem as lenders are changing their requirements fairly frequently in recent years.

I note that there are debates on Chancel Insurance on online forums. Do I require chancel insurance when buying a residence in Upminster? or I am told that there is historic law that means some house owners living in a parish church boundary may be liable to contribute towards repairs to the chancel in proximity to the church. Is this applicable for conveyancing in Upminster?

Unless a prior purchase of the property completed after 12 October 2013 you may assume that solicitors handling conveyancing in Upminster to continue to suggest a chancel search and or insurance against a claim.

I have justbecome aware that Action Conveyancing have been shut down. They carried out my conveyancing in Upminster for a purchase of a freehold house 9 months ago. How can I establish that the property is registered correctly in the name of the previous owner?

The easiest method to check if the premises 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 Upminster conveyancing specialists.

My husband and I are a fortnight into a freehold purchase having been referred to solicitors by the high street agent to do our conveyancing in Upminster. I am not happy. Could you help me find new solicitors?

They would have to be really bad in order to consider replacing them. Has your mortgage been issued? If so you must advise them of the new contact details and get the mortgage documents are re-issued. The solicitor ideally should be on the lenders panel to avoid added expenses and frustration. That should be your starting point. The find a solicitor tool should assist you in finding a lender approved solicitor for your conveyancing in Upminster