I am acquiring a house mortgage free in Balham. I have been living for the previous 15 years in Balham. Conveyancing searches are a lot of money. Given that I have knowledge of the road and vicinity intimately should I not bother getting the solicitor to do all the conveyancing searches?

If you not getting a mortgage, then all but one or two of the Balham conveyancing searches are optional. Your solicitor will try and steer you, perhaps strongly, that you should have searches done, but she has a professional duty to take that path of guidance. One thing to take into account; if you are intend to dispose of the house in the future, it will be of importance to your future purchaser what the searches contain. There are plenty of instances where properties with functional issues can still reveal negative search results. A competent conveyancing solicitor in Balham should be able to give you some helpful guidance in this regard.

We see that you have a post code search directory listing solicitors on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel. Do companies pay you a commission if I appoint them for our conveyancing in Balham?

We are a listing service only for law firms wishing to communicate if they are on the Virgin Money conveyancing panel or other lender panels. We do not charge referral fees to any conveyancer that you subsequently appoint for your conveyancing in Balham.

Should commercial conveyancing searches reveal impending roadworks that could affect a commercial premises in Balham?

Many commercial conveyancing solicitors in Balham will perform a SiteSolutions Highways report as it reduces the time that conveyancers spend in researching accurate data on highways that impact buildings and development assets in Balham. The search result sets out definitive data on the adoption status of roads, footpaths and verges, as well as the implication of traffic schemes and the rights of way surrounding a commercial development sites in Balham.

For each commercial conveyancing transaction in Balham it is crucial to investigate the adoption status of roads surrounding a site. Failure to identify developments where adoption procedures have not been dealt with adequately may cause delays to Balham commercial conveyancing deals as well as pose a risk to future intentions for the site. These searches are not carried out for residential conveyancing in Balham.

It has been 4 months following my purchase conveyancing in Balham concluded. I have checked the Land Registry site which shows that I paid £175,000 when infact I paid £160,000. Why the discrepancy?

The price paid figure is taken from the application to register the purchase. It is the figure included in the Transfer (the legal deed which transfers the premises from one person to the other) and referred to as the 'consideration' or purchase price. You can report an error in the price paid figure using the LR online form. In most cases errors result from typos so at first glance the figure. Do report it so they can double check and advise.

In my capacity as executor for the estate of my uncle I am disposing of a property in Monmouth but reside in Balham. My conveyancer (based 300 miles awayrequires that I execute a statutory declaration prior to completion. Could you suggest a conveyancing solicitor in Balham to witness and place their company stamp on the document?

strictly speaking you are not likely to need to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Normally or notary public or qualified solicitor will do regardless of whether they are Balham based