In the event thatI were to purchase a straightforward propertyin Newbury Park for cash and dispense with a survey and no conveyancing searches how much could I expect to to save on my conveyancing in Newbury Park?

Any savings you would gain will be limited to the Newbury Park conveyancing searches. A property lawyer still got to do everything else - money laundering, communicating with your sellers lawyer, stamp duty return, register the title etc. You might save a bit for them not having to register a mortgage but it will not be meaningful.

We are buying a house and need a conveyancing solicitor in Newbury Park who is on the Nationwide solicitor panel. Could you point me in the right direction as regards a firm?

Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Nationwide . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Newbury Park.

My friend suggested that if I am buying in Newbury Park I should ask my conveyancer to perform a Neighbourhood, Planning and Local Amenity Search. What does it cover?

A search of this type is sometimes included in the estimate for your Newbury Park conveyancing searches. It is a large document of more than thirty pages, listing and setting out significant information about Newbury Park around the property and the people living there. It incorporates an Aerial Photograph, Planning Applications, Land Use, Mobile Phone Masts, Rights of Way, the Newbury Park 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 information about Newbury Park.

How does conveyancing in Newbury Park differ for new build properties?

Most buyers of new build premises in Newbury Park contact us having been asked by the builder to sign contracts and commit to the purchase even before the premises is ready to move into. This is because house builders in Newbury Park tend to acquire the real estate, plan the estate and want to get the plots sold off as they are building the properties. Buyers, therefore, will have to exchange contracts without actually seeing the house they are buying. To reduce the chances of losing the property, buyers should instruct conveyancing solicitors as soon as the property is reserved and mortgage applications should be submitted quickly. Due to the fact that it could be several months and even years between exchange of contracts and completion, the mortgage offer may need to be extended. It would be wise to use a lawyer who specialises in new build conveyancing especially if they are used to new build conveyancing in Newbury Park or who has acted in the same development.

I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing solicitor in Newbury Park for my house move. Is it possible to check a solicitor's complaints history with the legal regulator?

One may see published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a solicitors history, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. For callers outside the UK, dial +44 (0)121 329 6800. The SRA could recorded call for training purposes.