We were about to retain a conveyancing solicitor in Frome listed using your comparison tool but stumbled across alternative estimates via the web look less pricey – why is this?

One can find hundreds of conveyancing outfits advertising at first sight what seems to be very low prices. Our recommendation is to think twice as to how important this transaction is to you that you are willing to take 'cheap' risks in relation to the quality of the legal work. Many of them accentuate a cheap fee to catch your eye but hide supplemental charges in the small print..

Me and my partner are purchasing a flat in Frome. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a lawyer? On the day of competition we will need to send our life savings into their account. What protection do we have from them run away with our deposit?

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.

Will our conveyancer be making enquiries concerning flooding as part of the conveyancing in Frome.

Flooding is a growing risk for conveyancers dealing with homes in Frome. Plenty of people will purchase a property in Frome, completely expectant that at some time, it may be flooded. However, aside from the physical damage, if a property is at risk of flooding, it may be difficult to obtain a mortgage, suitable building insurance, or dispose of the property. Steps can be carried out as part of the conveyancing process to forewarn the purchaser.

Conveyancers are not qualified to impart advice on flood risk, however there are a number of searches that can be carried out by the purchaser or by their solicitors which will figure out the risks in Frome. The conventional set of completed inquiry forms given to a purchaser’s lawyer (where the solicitors are adopting what is known as the Conveyancing Protocol) incorporates a usual question of the owner to discover if the premises has ever been flooded. In the event that flooding has previously occurred which is not disclosed by the owner, then a purchaser may commence a claim for damages as a result of such an incorrect response. The purchaser’s solicitors will also carry out an environmental search. This will disclose if there is a recorded flood risk. If so, more detailed investigations will need to be initiated.