Is there a search tool that I can utilise to discover of the solicitor carrying out my conveyancing in West Ealing is on the bank’sapproved panel? I am looking to avoid the situation of having one lawyer for me and one for Platform Home Loans Ltd thus spending £187.00 plus VAT in another set of conveyancing fees.

Feel free to take advantage of the search tool on this page. Please choose the mortgage company and type ‘West Ealing’ or your preferred area and you will discover a number of lawyer based in West Ealing or near you.

I used Action Conveyancing several years ago for my conveyancing in West Ealing. I now require my papers however the law firm is no longer operating. What do I do?

Do call the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to help locate your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in West Ealing of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously retained, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

I am looking for a leasehold apartment up to £245,000 and found one near me in West Ealing I like with a park and station nearby, the downside is that it's only got 51 remaining years left on the lease. I can't really find anything else in West Ealing for this price, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error buying a lease with such few years left?

Should you require a home loan that many years may be an issue. Discount the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if it has not already been discounted. If the current proprietor has owned the premises for at least twenty four months you could ask them to commence the lease extension formalities and then assign it to you. You can add 90 years to the current lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing solicitor concerning this.

I'm remortgaging my primary home to a buy to let mortgage with The Mortgage Works and I will use the rest of the raised equity as a down payment on a second property. The neighborhood we are talking about is West Ealing. Will your conveyancers be able to act for both sets of lenders and link together the two deals?

Do use our search tool on this page to check that the conveyancers are approved by both banks. Having checked that they are your conveyancer will be able to connect the two deals but you should have a chat with you lawyer and communicate your desired outcome and requirements.

My husband and I have an offer in principle from Alliance & Leicester who suggested that they will loan up to £350k. At what point do I need to instruct a practitioner for conveyancing? West Ealing is where we are buying.

It would be wise to appoint a conveyancer now so that the solicitor can open the file so they can commence their AML checks etc. Once you wish them to start work they will seek a payment on account normally approximately £225. That would generally be once you have the mortgage offer and valuation results, however should you wish to expedite matters you can get going sooner even though you may be risking some money.