As I am unsure how the conveyancing process works what is the most important number one tip you can give me concerning purchase conveyancing in Sandbanks?

Not many law firms shout this from the rooftops but conveyancing in Sandbanks and elsewhere in England and Wales is an adversarial process. Put another way, when it comes to conveyancing there is lots of room for conflict between you and others involved in the legal transfer of property. For instance, the seller, property agent and sometimes a mortgage company. Appointing a lawyer for your conveyancing in Sandbanks is a critical decision as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the SOLE party in the process whose role it is to look after your best interests and to keep you safe.

There is a distinct ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone must be at fault for the process taking so long. You your first instinct should be to trust your conveyancer ahead of the other parties in the home moving process.

We are expecting a mortgage offer soon. The lender mentioned the mortgage came with free conveyancing. Does this mean I have to use their panel lawyer as I would much rather appoint a local conveyancing solicitor in Sandbanks?

Do check but the the likelihood is that allocate you one of their panel conveyancers should you accept the "fee-free" deal. Speak to the mortgage company and determine if they make available a cash alternative. Some lenders have previously offered a £250 cashback as an alternative in which case you could put that amount towards your preferred conveyancing solicitor in Sandbanks.

Me and my partner are purchasing a apartment in Sandbanks. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a solicitor? On completion day we have to put money 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.

We are buying a terrace house in Sandbanks. We would like to carry out a loft conversion at the house.Will the conveyancing process involve checks to ascertain if these alterations are allowed?

Your property lawyer should review the deeds as conveyancing in Sandbanks will occasionally identify restrictions in the title deeds which restrict certain alterations or need the permission of another owner. Many additions call for local authority planning consent and approval under the building regulations. Certain locations are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or impact extensions. It would be prudent to check these things with a surveyor ahead of any purchase.

We previously appointed solicitors located in Sandbanks on the Nationwide solicitor approved list. They have just invoiced me a further sum for dealing with the Nationwide mortgage. Is this an additional conveyancing fee specified by Nationwide?

Provided it is contained in their Terms of Engagement or estimate then yes your solicitor is entitled to charge a fee for this. The fee is not set by Nationwide but by your Sandbanks property lawyer. Plenty of firms on the Nationwide panel will charge an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.

A colleague recommended that where I am purchasing in Sandbanks I should ask my conveyancer to carry out a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. Can you explain what the purpose of this search is?

This is a search is sometimes included in the estimate for your Sandbanks conveyancing searches. It is a large report of more than thirty pages, listing and detailing significant information about Sandbanks around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the local Housing Market, Council Tax Banding, the demographics of People living in the area, the dominant type of Housing, the Average Property Price, Crime details, Local Education with plans and statistics, Local Amenities and other useful data concerning Sandbanks.

I have been told by numerous family members that it should take up to two months for Sandbanks conveyancing to complete.This was 3 ago. The property information was only forwarded to my solicitor yesterday so does the clock start running now?

There is no categorical time frame for conveyancing in Sandbanks. Conveyancing is subject to too much unpredictabilities. Sandbanks conveyancing searches alone could take some weeks to be returned.