In the event thatI was to purchase a freehold housein Bracknell mortgage fee and have no survey and no conveyancing searches how much should I expect to have to pay for conveyancing in Bracknell?

Any savings you would achieve would be isolated to the Bracknell conveyancing searches. Your solicitor still be obliged to do everything else - money laundering, correspond with the vendors conveyancer, stamp duty submission, register the ownership etc. You might save a bit for them not needing to register a mortgage but it will not be a lot.

In what way does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Bracknell? What am I being asked for?

To satisfy the Money Laundering Regulations any Bracknell conveyancing firm will require evidence of your identity in all conveyancing matters. This is normally satisfied by provision of a passport and an original bank statement or utility bill showing where you reside.

Under Money Laundering Regulations, conveyancers are duty bound to investigate not just the ID of conveyancing clients but also the source of monies that they receive in respect of any matter. Refusal to disclose this will result in your conveyancer ending their retainer with you, as clearly this will cause a conflict between the set Regulations and a refusal to disclose.

Your property lawyers are duty bound to inform the relevant authorities should they consider that any amounts received by them may contravene the Anti-terror and anti-money-laundering rules.

I am buying a new build flat in Bracknell. Conveyancing is a frightening process 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.

Set out below is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build enquiries that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Bracknell

If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. The Vendor must covenant to keep unoccupied units in good repair until long leases are granted therefore. 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. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents.

How easy is it to switch conveyancer as I have to retain one who is on the The Mortgage Works conveyancing panel. I had appointed a high street conveyancing solicitor in Bracknell round the corner but the firm is not approved by The Mortgage Works

We will our best to assist in finding you a conveyancing solicitor in Bracknell on the The Mortgage Works panel. Please note that the property lawyers that we on the directory do not pay us commission if you instruct them and are fully regulated by the SRA who oversee all conveyancing solicitors in Bracknell. In making use of search facility on this page, you can compare charges for conveyancing solicitors in Bracknell and beyond.

As co-executor for the estate of my grandfather I am selling a property in Monmouth but live in Bracknell. My lawyer (approximately 250 miles from meneeds me to execute a stat dec ahead of the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing solicitor in Bracknell to witness this legal document for me?

Technically speaking you should not need to have the documents witnessed by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Bracknell based