"Al Reynolds" wrote:
There are books to help.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0852029926
was the one my friend used - it's updated regularly so you
need to get the most recent version.

If you want to get a solicitor to reduce their standard costs,
you could point out that they won't need to deal with a
mortgage company. You probably don't need to do any
local authority searches as you already know about the
land. Bear in mind that the cost of disbursements (like
Land Registry fees) are non-negotiable.

HTH,
Al