I am buying a property for cash in Bournemouth. I have been living for the previous Seventeen years in Bournemouth. Conveyancing searches are expensive. As I know the road and vicinity very well must I have all the conveyancing searches?

Provided that you do not need a home loan, then all but one or two of the Bournemouth conveyancing searches are non-obligatory. Your conveyancer will 'advise', perhaps strongly, that you should have searches completed, but he is duty bound to do this. One thing to consider; if you are intend to dispose of the house in the future, it will be of interest to your future buyer what the searches reveal. There are plenty of instances where houses with functional issues can still throw up unexpected search results. A good conveyancing solicitor in Bournemouth will provide you some helpful advice here.

As a FTB what is the most important advice you can impart about purchase conveyancing in Bournemouth?

You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Bournemouth and elsewhere in Dorset is an adversarial experience. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there exists plenty of room for confrontation between you and other parties involved in the ownership transfer. For example, the seller, estate agent and on occasion the lender. Choosing a solicitor for your conveyancing in Bournemouth an important selection as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the SOLE person in the transaction whose interest is to protect your best interests and to protect you.

On occasion a third party with a vested interest will try and sway you that you should follow their advice. For instance, the property agent may claim to be assisting by claiming that your solicitor is wrong. Or your mortgage broker may try to convince you to do take action that is against your lawyers guidance. You should always trust your lawyer above all other parties when it comes to the legal transfer of property.

I used Arc property Solicitors a few years ago for my conveyancing in Bournemouth. Now, I need my documents but the law firm has closed. What do I do?

You should call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Bournemouth of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

The estate agent has sent us the confirmation of our purchase of a new build flat in Bournemouth. Conveyancing is necessary evil 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 are examples of a few leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Bournemouth

The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. There must be mutual enforceability of lessee’s covenants. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Will the freehold then be transferred for a nominal consideration (not exceeding £100) to the Management Company? Forfeiture - bankruptcy or liquidation must not apply under this provision.

Is it simple use the search facility to locate a conveyancing lawyer in Bournemouth on the panel for my lender?

Step one is to pick a bank such as Yorkshire Building Society, Chelsea Building Society or Platform Home Loans Ltd then type in your location for example Bournemouth. Conveyancing practices in Bournemouth and beyond should be identified.