What is the best way to find the right solicitor to provide a quality service for our conveyancing in Minehead?

Option 1 is to ask relatives whom they would seek assistance from.

Second, look on the internet for conveyancing in Minehead. Pick up the phone to a couple or more firms listed and invite them to send you their conveyancing fees and have a conversation with the lawyer who will handle the legal process prior tocommitting.

Option 3 is to make use of our search tool to assist you in finding the right lawyers for you based on your unique requirements including location,speed, complexity and who your intended lender is. Resist the temptation to appoint low cost conveyancing in Minehead

We are acquiring our first house. Our solicitor has texted usto ask if we wish to order supplemental conveyancing searches. We are really unsure what's recommended for conveyancing in Minehead

The scope of Minehead conveyancing searches should be dictated primarily on the premises, the location, the likelihood of any of these risks, your familiarity of the region and risks, your overall approach to risk. What is important is that you adequately appreciate what information the searches could give you. You may then make a decision if you consider that you need that information. Should you be uncertain, ask the property lawyer to guide you.

We wish to acquire a purpose built apartment in Minehead with a residential mortgage from Birmingham Midshires.We like our Minehead conveyancing solicitor but Birmingham Midshires says he's not on their "panel". We have to appoint a Birmingham Midshires panel solicitor or retain our high street solicitor and fork out for a Birmingham Midshires panel lawyer to represent them. This seems very unfair; is there anything we can do?

No, not really. The loan offered to you is subject to its terms and conditions, a common one being that lawyers needs to be on the Birmingham Midshires conveyancing panel. Until recently, most mortgage companies had large numbers of law firms on their panels: a borrower could choose one for themselves, as long as it was on the lender's panel. The lender would then simply instruct the borrower's lawyers to act for the lender, too. You can use your lender's panel lawyers or you could borrow from another lender which does not restrict your choice. Another option that might be available is for your lawyer to apply to be on the conveyancing panel for Birmingham Midshires

Yesterday I discovered that there is a flying freehold element on a property I put an offer in a fortnight ago in what was supposed to be a straight forward, no chain conveyancing. Minehead is where the house is located. Is there any guidance you can impart?

Flying freeholds in Minehead are rare but are more likely to exist in relation to terraced houses. Even where you use a solicitor outside Minehead you must be sure that your lawyer goes through the deeds diligently. Your mortgage company may require your conveyancing solicitor to take out an indemnity policy. Some of the more diligent conveyancing solicitors in Minehead may determine that this is not enough and that the deeds be re-written to give you the most up to date legal protection. If so, the next door neighbour also had to sign up to the revised deeds.It is possible that your lender will not accept the situation so the sooner you find out the better. You should also check with your insurance broker as to whether they will insure a flying freehold property.

In my capacity as executor for the will of my grandfather I am disposing of a residence in Monmouth but live in Minehead. My conveyancer (who is 300 kilometers from meneeds me to execute a statutory declaration ahead of completion. Can you recommend a conveyancing lawyer in Minehead who can witness and place their company stamp on the document?

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