I am buying a property for cash in Conisbrough. I have been living for the last 20 years in Conisbrough. Conveyancing searches are exorbitant. As I have knowledge of the area and road very well should I not bother getting the solicitor to do all the conveyancing searches?

Provided that you do not need a mortgage, then almost all of the Conisbrough conveyancing searches are optional. Your solicitor will try and steer you, no-doubt strongly, that you should have searches completed, but he is duty bound to take that path of advice. Do bear in mind; if you are likely to dispose of the house one day, it could be of interest to your future buyer what the searches disclose. Sometimes premises with apparent issues can still throw up detrimental search results. A competent conveyancing solicitor in Conisbrough will be able to give you some practical advice here.

We had chosen solicitors located in Conisbrough on the RBS solicitor panel. They are now charging me a supplemental charge for the legal aspects of the RBS mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee set by RBS?

Unfortunately, as long as it is in their Terms and Conditions or estimate then yes your conveyancing practitioner can levy a fee for this. This fee is not set by RBS but by your Conisbrough lawyer. Numerous firms on the RBS panel will charge an ‘acting for lender’ fee and others do not.

About to purchase flat in Conisbrough. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the RBS conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.

They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Conisbrough property lawyer is on the RBS conveyancing panel.

After what seems like an age I have had an offer on a flat in Conisbrough agreed to, but there is a chain. The owners have offered on a property, but it’s not yet tied up, and have viewings of other apartments in the pipeline. I have chosen a nearby conveyancing solicitor in Conisbrough. What do I do now? When should I get the mortgage application with Leeds Building Society started?

It is usual to have concerns where there is a chain as you are unlikely to want to be too out of pocket prematurely (mortgage application is approx £1k, then survey, Conisbrough conveyancing search charges, etc). First, you should ensure that your solicitor is on the Leeds Building Society conveyancing panel. Concerning the next steps this very much dictated by the uniqueness of your case, desire for this property and on the state of the market. In a rising market the majority of home buyers would apply for the mortgage with Leeds Building Society and pay for the valuation and only if it comes back ok would they pay their solicitor to move forward with the conveyancing in Conisbrough.

It has been 4 months since my purchase conveyancing in Conisbrough completed. I have checked the Land Registry website which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £170,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the residence from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

I am buying a new build apartment in Conisbrough. 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.

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

Please supply a car parking plan. Investor purchasers must be able to freely grant unsecured tenancies at market rents without requiring any consents. Please provide evidence that the form of Lease proposed has been approved by the Land Registry. 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.

I am looking into buying my first house which is in Conisbrough and I am already nervous. I couldn't find anything specific about Conisbrough. Conveyancing will be needed in due course but do you know about the Conisbrough area? or perhaps some other tips you can share?

Rather than looking online forget looking online you should go and have a look at Conisbrough. In the meantime here are some basic statistics that we found