In the event thatI was to acquire a straightforward housein Winchcombe for cash and have no survey and no local authority searches how much could I expect to have to pay for conveyancing in Winchcombe?

The sole saving you would make on is the Winchcombe conveyancing searches. A lawyer still be obliged to do everything else - money laundering, liaising with your vendors property lawyer, stamp duty return, register the ownership etc. A marginal saving might be made by not having to register a mortgage but it won't be meaningful.

We are looking to buy a house and require a conveyancing solicitor in Winchcombe who is on the Clydesdale conveyancing panel. Can you recommend a local firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Clydesdale . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Winchcombe.

My wife and I are purchasing a property in Winchcombe. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a lawyer? On completion day we will need to send money into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our monies?

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.

The mortgage over my property is with Coventry BS for my property in Winchcombe. Conveyancing has been completed some time ago. Should I wish to rent out the flat and do not currently have a buy-to-let mortgage do I need to remortgage to a BTL mortgage or inform Coventry BS?

You must advise Coventry BS prior to renting your property as this is likely to be a breach of Coventry BS’s mortgage conditions. It may be that Coventry BS will permit you to let out your former home without needing to switch to a buy-to-let mortgage but some lenders will add a surcharge to your mortgage rate to reflect the higher risk. You should contact Coventry BS directly. You need not do this via a Coventry BS conveyancing panel firm.

I recently had an offer agreed on a house in Winchcombe. My financial adviser recommended their conveyancers. I paid an upfront payment of £175. A few days later, the conveyancer called me embarrassingly acknowledging that they were not on the HSBC conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?

You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the HSBC panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.

How does conveyancing in Winchcombe differ for newly converted properties?

Most buyers of new build property in Winchcombe contact us having been asked by the developer to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the house is ready to move into. This is because builders in Winchcombe tend to purchase the site, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct property lawyers as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are accustomed to new build conveyancing in Winchcombe or who has acted in the same development.

Is it possible to change conveyancer as I have to instruct one who is on the Coventry Building Society conveyancing panel. I hired a local conveyancing solicitor in Winchcombe round the corner but she is not approved by Coventry Building Society

It would be our pleasure to assist you find a conveyancing solicitor in Winchcombe on the Coventry Building Society panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we list do not pay us a referral fee if you instruct them and are fully regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Winchcombe. In making use of search facility on this page, you can compare fees for conveyancing solicitors in Winchcombe and beyond.